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A visit to the Wells Spring Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Wells Spring Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wells Spring Cemetery:

45.6327, -119.7159

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wells Spring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Wells Spring Cemetery is located in Morrow County<2>.

The county seat for Morrow County is located in Heppner. Heppner lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Wells Spring Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wells Spring Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Wells Spring Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Petteys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Petteys Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petteys Cemetery
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
  • Highview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Highview Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview Cemetery
  • Sand Hollow Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sand Hollow Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow Cemetery
  • Lexington Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Lexington Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boardman Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39341 <5>
  • Tommy Dean Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Tommy Dean Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tommy Dean Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tommy Dean Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Arlington.
  • Eightmile Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Eightmile Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Cemetery
  • Heppner Masonic Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • The Heppner Masonic Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heppner Masonic Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39092 <5>
  • Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Irrigon Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sixprong Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sixprong Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixprong Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Valby Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Valby Cemetery is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valby Cemetery
    • Pleasant Point Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Olex Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • The Olex Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex Cemetery
    • Flett Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • The Flett Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flett Cemetery
    • Junkins Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • The Junkins Cemetery is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junkins Cemetery
    • Arlington Masonic Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Gooseberry Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Gooseberry Cemetery is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry Cemetery
    • Baumgardner Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Baumgardner Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumgardner Cemetery
    • Hermiston Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hermiston Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wells Spring Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wells Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Alpine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Alpine is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Ione
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lexington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pine City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pine City is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Boardman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ordnance ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
  • Heppner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Irrigon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Paterson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Hinkle
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinkle is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
  • Olex
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Olex is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
  • Hermiston
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Arlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Gooseberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
    • Roosevelt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Eightmile
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Eightmile is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
    • Echo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Echo is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <6>
    • Stanfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Umatilla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Clem is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
    • Power City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Power City is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
    • Plymouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Plymouth is located in Benton County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth

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 Wells Spring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morrow County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arlington
  • Echo
    • Echo lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wells Spring Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Echo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Heppner
    • Heppner lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wells Spring Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Heppner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heppner
  • Hermiston
  • Ione
    • Ione lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Wells Spring Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ione.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Irrigon
    • Irrigon lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wells Spring Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irrigon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irrigon
  • Lexington
  • Stanfield
  • Umatilla

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wells Spring Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Morrow County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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 Wells Spring Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1129698  (Wells Spring Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1129698 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Morrow
      • Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Well Spring
      • Location given for Wells Spring Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.6331875     Lon: -119.7150268
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Morrow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wells Spring Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.