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A visit to the Bemis 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 Bemis Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   46.9243°   (46° 55' 27")

Lon:   -118.3011°   (-118° 18' 3")

The Bemis Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.

The county seat for Adams County is located in Ritzville. Ritzville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Bemis Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Bemis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Washtucna Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washtucna Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    • The Washtucna Pioneer Memorial Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washtucna Pioneer Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Washtucna.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1196357 <5>
  • Paha Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paha Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Delight Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delight Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76756 <5>
  • Ritzville Memorial Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ritzville Memorial Cemetery
    • The Ritzville Memorial Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • The Ritzville Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ritzville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #294541 <5>
  • Lind Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lind Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lind Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lind Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Michigan Prairie Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Michigan Prairie Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76927 <5>
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kahlotus Cemetery
  • Old Bones Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Bones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Winona Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winona Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Kansas Prairie Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kansas Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kansas Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kansas Prairie Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Caylor Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caylor Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Grisham Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grisham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grisham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grisham Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Hatton Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Macabee Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macabee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macabee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macabee Cemetery is located in Lincoln County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Bemis Cemetery.

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

  • Washtucna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Paha ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paha
    • Paha is located in Adams County
  • Hooper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ritzville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lind
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Providence
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Adams County
  • LaCrosse
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Kahlotus
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cunningham
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Magallon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magallon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magallon
    • Magallon is located in Walla Walla County
  • Hatton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grange City ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grange City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
    • Grange City is located in Columbia County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Lamont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Windust
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windust
      • Windust is located in Franklin County
    • Starbuck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Endicott
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Bemis 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 Bemis Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Bemis 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 Bemis Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1503296  (Bemis Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1503296 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: Ralston
    • County: Adams         Elev: 510
    • Location given for GNIS #1503296 (Bemis Cemetery)

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Bemis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9243, Longitude: -118.3011       In this case, the coordinates for the Bemis 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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