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A visit to the Columbia Memorial Gardens ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Columbia Memorial Gardens ...

The Columbia Memorial Gardens is located in Franklin County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • City View Cemetery
    • The City View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the City View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Pasco.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76739 <2>
  • Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery
  • Desert Lawn Memorial Park
  • Eltopia Cemetery
    • The Eltopia Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eltopia Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Hermiston Cemetery
    • The Hermiston Cemetery is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston Cemetery
  • Holdman Cemetery
    • The Holdman Cemetery is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdman Cemetery
  • Irrigon Cemetery
  • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Prosser Cemetery
    • The Prosser Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Cemetery
    • The Prosser Cemetery has also been known as:
    • White Bluffs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #732916 <2>
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
    • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Riverview Heights Cemetery
    • Sunset Hills Cemetery
      • The Sunset Hills Cemetery is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Umatilla Cemetery
      • The Umatilla Cemetery is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Columbia Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Ainsworth Junction
    • Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
  • Benton City
  • Burbank
  • Eltopia
  • Finley
    • Finley is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
  • Highland
    • Highland is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Kennewick
  • Pasco
    • Pasco is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <4>
  • Richland
  • Wallula Junction
    • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
  • Wallula
    • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
  • West Pasco
    • West Pasco is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pasco
  • West Richland

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 Columbia Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Columbia Memorial Gardens.

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 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 Columbia Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Franklin County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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 Columbia Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1504082  (Columbia Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1504082 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Franklin
      • Est. Elev: 106 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pasco

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <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- Columbia Memorial Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.