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A visit to the Dewatto Cemetery ...

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 Dewatto Cemetery ...

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

47.4981, -122.9932

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dewatto Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Dewatto Cemetery is located in Mason County<2>.

The county seat for Mason County is located in Shelton. Shelton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Dewatto Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dewatto Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Dewatto Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Twin Firs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Twin Firs Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Firs Cemetery
    • The Twin Firs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #435011 <5>
  • Vaughn Bay Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Vaughn Bay Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Bay Cemetery
    • The Vaughn Bay Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bayview Cemetery
    • Niemann Family Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bremerton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76807 <5>
  • Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bremerton.
    • The Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77128 <5>
  • Minter Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Minter Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Minter Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Wauna.
    • The Minter Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elgin Cemetery
  • Ivy Green Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Ivy Green Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Green Cemetery
  • K P Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The K P Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K P Cemetery
  • Sunset Lane Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The Sunset Lane Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Lane Cemetery
  • Tracyton Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tracyton Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracyton Cemetery
  • Silverdale Pioneer Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Veterans Home Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Veterans Home Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Home Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Miller Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Lakebay Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lakebay Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakebay Cemetery
    • Shelton Memorial Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Shelton Memorial Park is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Memorial Park
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
    • Fraola Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Fraola Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraola Cemetery
    • Pearson Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pearson Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
    • German Lutheran Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lutheran Cemetery
      • The German Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lakebay German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Old German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Artondale Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Artondale Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale Cemetery
    • Haven of Rest Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Haven of Rest Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven of Rest Cemetery
      • Former name for Haven of Rest Cemetery:
      • Perkins Cemetery
    • Sedgwick Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Sedgwick Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sedgwick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of East Port Orchard.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77043 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Dewatto Cemetery.

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

  • Holly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Holly is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Lilliwaup
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Belfair
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Crosby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Crosby is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Hoodsport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tahuya
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Potlatch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Union ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Union is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Allyn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Seabeck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Skokomish
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Skokomish is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokomish
  • Grapeview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Gorst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Brinnon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Erlands Point - Kitsap Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Vaughn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Vaughn is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
    • Navy Yard City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Navy Yard City is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Yard City
    • Chico
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Chico is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Mohrweis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mohrweis is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrweis
    • Bethel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Port Orchard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bayshore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bayshore is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
    • Herron Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Burley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • East Port Orchard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • East Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Port Orchard
    • Bremerton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sheridan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Sheridan is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Tracyton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tracyton is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracyton
    • Silverdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Dewatto Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mason County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Dewatto Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Mason 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 Dewatto Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1518734  (Dewatto Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1518734 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: Mason
      • Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Wooten
      • Location given for Dewatto Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.4981488     Lon: -122.9932087
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Mason, 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- Dewatto Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <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.
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