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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. 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 Wells Spring Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   45.6327°   (45° 37' 57")

Lon:   -119.7159°   (-119° 42' 57")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petteys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petteys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Petteys Cemetery is located in Morrow County
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Morrow County
  • Highview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highview Cemetery is located in Morrow County
  • Sand Hollow Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hollow Cemetery
    • 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
  • Lexington Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lexington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lexington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lexington Cemetery is located in Morrow County
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tommy Dean Cemetery
    • The Tommy Dean Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tommy Dean Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Arlington.
  • Eightmile Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eightmile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eightmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eightmile Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
  • Heppner Masonic Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heppner Masonic Cemetery
    • 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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irrigon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irrigon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Irrigon Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252861 <5>
  • Sixprong Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sixprong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sixprong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sixprong Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Valby Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valby Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Pleasant Point Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Point Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Point Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Olex Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olex Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olex Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Flett Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flett Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Junkins Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Junkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Junkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Junkins Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Arlington Masonic Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Masonic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arlington Masonic Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Gooseberry Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gooseberry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gooseberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gooseberry Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Baumgardner Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baumgardner Cemetery
      • 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
    • Hermiston Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermiston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermiston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hermiston Cemetery is located in Umatilla County

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alpine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Morrow County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Pine City is located in Morrow County
  • Boardman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
    • Boardman is located in Morrow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <7>
  • Ordnance ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
    • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
  • Heppner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Irrigon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irrigon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irrigon
    • Irrigon is located in Morrow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,799 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irrigon <7>
  • Paterson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Hinkle
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hinkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
    • Hinkle is located in Umatilla County
  • Olex
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olex. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
    • Olex is located in Gilliam County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gooseberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
      • Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
    • Roosevelt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Eightmile
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eightmile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
      • Eightmile is located in Morrow County
    • Echo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • 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 <7>
    • Stanfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <7>
    • Umatilla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
      • Clem is located in Gilliam County
    • Power City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
      • Power City is located in Umatilla County
    • Plymouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Benton County (WA)

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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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: GNIS record #1129698 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: Well Spring
    • County: Morrow         Elev: 265
    • Location given for GNIS #1129698 (Wells Spring Cemetery)

The official website for Morrow County: www.morrowcountyoregon.com/

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 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 'straight-line' 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 Wells Spring Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6327, Longitude: -119.7159       In this case, the coordinates for the Wells Spring Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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