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A visit to the Colfax Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Colfax Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Colfax Cemetery (FG ID #76743)

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 Colfax Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   46.8887°   (46° 53' 19")

Lon:   -117.3505°   (-117° 21' 1")

The cemetery is located in Whitman County<2>.

As an estimate, the Colfax Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Colfax.

The county seat for Whitman County is located in Colfax. Colfax lies just to the west southwest of the Colfax Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Colfax Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Stipe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Guy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Guy Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pitts Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eden Valley Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Onecho Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onecho Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Onecho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Onecho Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Moys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moys Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Spalding Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spalding Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spalding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spalding Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Farr Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farr Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Pullman City Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • 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 Whitman County
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Oakesdale Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakesdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakesdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakesdale Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Mayview Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Freeze Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Farmington Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Whitman County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Colfax Cemetery.

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

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 Colfax Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Whitman County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1504068  (Colfax Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1504068 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: Colfax North
    • County: Whitman         Elev: 721
    • Location given for GNIS #1504068 (Colfax Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #76743

The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://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 Whitman, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Colfax Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8887, Longitude: -117.3505    
<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 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'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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