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A visit to the Vinson Cemetery ...


The location of the Vinson Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Vinson Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vinson Cemetery

Lat:   45.4626°   (45° 27' 45")

Lon:   -119.0939°   (-119° 5' 38")

The Vinson Cemetery is located in Umatilla County<2>.

The county seat for Umatilla County is located in Pendleton. Pendleton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Vinson Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Vinson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Umatilla County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Vinson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Vinson Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Pilot Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pine City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Morrow County
    • Echo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Echo is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <4>
    • Pendleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Pendleton is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <4>
    • Tutuilla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tutuilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutuilla
      • Tutuilla is located in Umatilla County
    • Riverside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Umatilla County
    • Heppner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Stanfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
      • Stanfield is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanfield <4>
    • Ukiah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ukiah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
      • Ukiah is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <4>
    • Mission
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
      • Mission is located in Umatilla County
    • Hinkle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
      • Hinkle is located in Umatilla County
    • Kirkpatrick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
      • Kirkpatrick is located in Umatilla County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Hermiston
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Heck and Gone ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heck and Gone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck and Gone
        • Heck and Gone is located in Morrow County
      • Ordnance ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
        • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
      • Cold Springs
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
        • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County
      • Lexington
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lehman Springs
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehman Springs
        • Lehman Springs is located in Umatilla County
        • Lehman Springs has also been known as:
        • Lehman Hot Springs
        • Lehman
      • Cayuse
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Vinson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Umatilla County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vinson Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Vinson Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Darr Grave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darr Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Darr Grave is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darr Grave
    • Pleasant Point Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Warner Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warner Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warner Family Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warner Family Cemetery
    • Pilot Rock Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilot Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pilot Rock Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Rock Cemetery
    • Gurdane Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gurdane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gurdane Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gurdane Cemetery
    • Patterson Grave
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patterson Grave is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Grave
    • Nolin Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nolin Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolin Cemetery
    • Pond Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pond Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • The Pond Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McKay Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Cemetery
    • Skyview Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skyview Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Skyview Memorial Park is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skyview Memorial Park
    • Albee Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Albee Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albee Cemetery
    • Olney Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Echo Memorial Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Echo Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Echo Memorial Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Echo Memorial Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Siphon Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Siphon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Siphon Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siphon Cemetery
      • Sand Hollow Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sand Hollow Cemetery is located in Morrow County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hollow Cemetery
      • Foster Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Foster Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
      • Baumgardner Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baumgardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Baumgardner Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baumgardner Cemetery
      • Sturdivant Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • The Sturdivant Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
        • The Sturdivant Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Gilliland Cemetery
        • Studevant Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sturdivant Cemetery
      • Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery
      • Despain Gulch Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Despain Gulch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Despain Gulch Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Despain Gulch Cemetery
      • Pleasant View Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Heppner Masonic Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • The Heppner Masonic Cemetery is located in Morrow County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Heppner Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Heppner.
        • The Heppner Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Masonic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heppner Masonic Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39092 <7>
      • Ukiah Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ukiah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ukiah Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ukiah Cemetery
      • Old Agency Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Agency Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Agency Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Agency Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Vinson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1128546  (Vinson Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1128546 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Vinson
      • County: Umatilla         Elev: 622
      • Location given for GNIS #1128546 (Vinson Cemetery)

    The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

    The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Umatilla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Vinson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4626, Longitude: -119.0939       In this case, the coordinates for the Vinson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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