A visit to the Dunkard Graveyard ...
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 Dunkard Graveyard ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dunkard Graveyard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dunkard Graveyard
Lat: 45.8876° (45° 53' 15")
Lon: -121.2829° (-121° 16' 58")
The Dunkard Graveyard is located in Klickitat County<2>.
The county seat for Klickitat County is located in Goldendale. Goldendale lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Dunkard Graveyard .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Dunkard Graveyard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dunkard Graveyard, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Adams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Adams Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
- Gilmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmer Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gilmer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Gilmer Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilmer Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of B Z Corner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364389 <6>
- Trout Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trout Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trout Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trout Lake Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
- Lyle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lyle Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
- Hartland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hartland Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
- McClure Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Mosier Pioneer Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosier Pioneer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosier Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mosier Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Mosier Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosier Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mosier Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
- St. Mark the Evangelist Church Columbarium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mark the Evangelist Church Columbarium
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mark the Evangelist Church Columbarium have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Mark the Evangelist Church Columbarium is located in Hood River County (OR)
- Idlewilde Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Idlewilde Cemetery
- The Idlewilde Cemetery is located in Hood River County (OR)
- The Idlewilde Cemetery has also been known as:
- Idlewild Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38956 <6>
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frankton Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frankton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frankton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Frankton Cemetery is located in Hood River County (OR)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frankton Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Hood River (OR).
- The Frankton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Backus Cemetery
- Irving Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276895 <6>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
- The Mountain View Memorial Cemetery is located in Hood River County (OR)
- The Mountain View Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39181 <6>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Hood River County (OR)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38641 <6>
- Wish - Ham Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wish - Ham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wish - Ham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wish - Ham Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
- Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Butte Cemetery is located in Hood River County (OR)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Butte Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Pine Grove (OR)
- The Pine Grove Butte Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39270 <6>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jackson Family Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jackson Family Cemetery is located in Hood River County (OR)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38979 <6>
- GAR Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the GAR Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the GAR Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The GAR Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
- IOOF Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial is located in Wasco County (OR)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dunkard Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dunkard Graveyard, with the nearest first.
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Klickitat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wahkiacus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
- Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County
- Glenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- B Z Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
- B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County
- Husum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- White Salmon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bingen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trout Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Underwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mosier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hood River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ortley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
- Ortley is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Blockhouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blockhouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
- Hood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Hood is located in Skamania County
- Chenoweth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chenoweth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
- Chenoweth is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Pine Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Hood River County (OR)
- Dallesport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- City of The Dalles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of The Dalles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
- City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County (OR)
- The Dalles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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 Dunkard Graveyard. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Klickitat County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dunkard Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bingen
- Hood River
- Mosier
- White Salmon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Dunkard Graveyard:
- Pages specific to Washington:
- Pages specific to Klickitat 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 Dunkard Graveyard
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Dunkard Graveyard:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1529044 (Dunkard Graveyard)
- Note: GNIS record #1529044 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: Camas Prairie
- County: Klickitat Elev: 646
- Location given for GNIS #1529044 (Dunkard Graveyard)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Klickitat County: www.klickitatcounty.org/
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 Klickitat, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dunkard Graveyard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8876, Longitude: -121.2829 In this case, the coordinates for the Dunkard Graveyard 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> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<8> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |