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A visit to the Alpha 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 Alpha Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alpha 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 Alpha Cemetery

Lat:   46.6159°   (46° 36' 57")

Lon:   -122.6676°   (-122° 40' 3")

The Alpha Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.

The county seat for Lewis County is located in Chehalis. Chehalis lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Alpha Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Alpha Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Shoestring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoestring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoestring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shoestring Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Klickitat Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klickitat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klickitat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Klickitat Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Lone Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Washington Lawn Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Washington Lawn Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Forest Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Cemetery is located in Thurston County
  • Greenwood Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memorial Park
    • The Greenwood Memorial Park is located in Lewis County
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Claquato Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claquato Cemetery
    • The Claquato Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • The Claquato Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76740 <5>
  • Tower Twp. Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tower Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Tower Twp. Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Tower Twp. Cemetery is located in Cowlitz County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tower Twp. Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Castle Rock.
    • The Tower Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tower Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277304 <5>
  • Rainier Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Snow Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snow Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Little Falls Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Falls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Falls Cemetery is located in Pacific County
    • Grand Mound Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Mound Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grand Mound Cemetery is located in Thurston County
    • Silver Lake Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Lake Cemetery
      • The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Cowlitz County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Toutle.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77049 <5>
    • Alder Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alder Cemetery
      • The Alder Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Mashel Prairie Indian Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Yelm Rainier Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yelm Rainier Cemetery
      • The Yelm Rainier Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Rosin Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosin Cemetery
      • The Rosin Cemetery is located in Cowlitz County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Castle Rock.
      • The Rosin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rosin Cemetery
      • Tower Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77025 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Alpha Cemetery.

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

  • Onalaska
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lacamas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacamas
    • Lacamas is located in Lewis County
  • Ethel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Salkum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cinebar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Silver Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mossyrock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Napavine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Saint Urban
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Urban
    • Saint Urban is located in Lewis County
  • Wilson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Lewis County
  • Ajlune
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ajlune. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajlune
    • Ajlune is located in Lewis County
  • Toledo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Chehalis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Newaukum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newaukum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
      • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
    • Winlock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bucoda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Centralia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Claquato
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
      • Claquato is located in Lewis County
    • McIntosh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
      • McIntosh is located in Thurston County
    • Fords Prairie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Prairie
      • Fords Prairie is located in Lewis County
    • Morton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Tenino
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Adna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Galvin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Alpha Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Alpha 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 Alpha Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1515824  (Alpha Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1515824 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: Onalaska
    • County: Lewis         Elev: 253
    • Location given for GNIS #1515824 (Alpha Cemetery)

The official website for Lewis County: www.co.lewis.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.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 Washington's counties, including Lewis, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Alpha Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6159, Longitude: -122.6676       In this case, the coordinates for the Alpha 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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