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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the American Legion Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The American Legion Cemetery (FG ID #76696)

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 American Legion Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   46.8704°   (46° 52' 13")

Lon:   -119.1336°   (-119° 8' 0")

The American Legion Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.

The county seat for Adams County is located in Ritzville. Ritzville lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the American Legion Cemetery .

Establishment of the American Legion Cemetery ...

The American Legion Cemetery was established in 1906.

Name Variations for American Legion Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

American Legion Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Adams Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 American Legion Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Adams 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 American Legion 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 13 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the American Legion Cemetery.

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

    • Othello
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Warden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hatton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cunningham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Basin City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Moses Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Connell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cascade Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Valley
      • Cascade Valley is located in Grant County
    • Mesa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
      • Mesa is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <4>
    • Ruff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
      • Ruff is located in Grant County
    • Mae
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mae
      • Mae is located in Grant County
    • Royal City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lind
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

    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 American Legion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Connell
    • Cunningham
    • Hatton
      • Hatton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the American Legion Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hatton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Lind
      • Lind lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the American Legion Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lind.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lind
    • Moses Lake
    • Othello
      • Othello lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the American Legion Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Othello.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
    • Royal City
    • Warden
      • Warden lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the American Legion Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Warden.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warden

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 13 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the American Legion Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradise Flats Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Flats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paradise Flats Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Flats Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Hatton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kansas Prairie Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kansas Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kansas Prairie Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kansas Prairie Cemetery
    • Connell Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Connell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connell Cemetery
    • Kappel Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Kappel Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kappel Cemetery
    • Michigan Prairie Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Michigan Prairie Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Michigan Prairie Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Connell.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Michigan Prairie Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76927 <1>
    • Schultz Memorial Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schultz Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schultz Memorial Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schultz Memorial Cemetery
    • Lind Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lind Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lind Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lind Cemetery
    • Eltopia Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eltopia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eltopia Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eltopia Cemetery
    • Delight Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • The Delight Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Delight Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of Washtucna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delight Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76756 <1>
    • Ammaus Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ammaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ammaus Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ammaus 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 American Legion Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1502935  (Adams Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1502935 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: Othello
      • County: Adams         Elev: 353
      • Location given for GNIS #1502935 (Adams Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #76696

    The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wa.us/

    The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Adams, 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 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 American Legion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8704, Longitude: -119.1336    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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.




 

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