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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. 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 Dunkard Graveyard ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dunkard Graveyard:

45.8876, -121.2829

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Mt. Adams Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Adams Cemetery
  • Gilmer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Gilmer Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilmer Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of B Z Corner.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364389 <5>
  • Trout Lake Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Trout Lake Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake Cemetery
  • Lyle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Lyle Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Cemetery
  • Hartland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hartland Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Cemetery
  • McClure Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The McClure Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
  • Mosier Pioneer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Mosier Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier Pioneer Cemetery
  • Mosier Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Mosier Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier Cemetery
  • St. Mark the Evangelist Church Columbarium
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Idlewilde Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Idlewilde Cemetery is located in Hood River County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde Cemetery
    • The Idlewilde Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Idlewild Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38956 <5>
  • Crawford Family Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Frankton Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Frankton Cemetery is located in Hood River County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankton Cemetery
    • 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 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mountain View Memorial Cemetery is located in Hood River County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
      • The Mountain View Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mountain View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39181 <5>
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Hood River County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38641 <5>
    • Wish - Ham Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Wish - Ham Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wish - Ham Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pine Grove Butte Cemetery is located in Hood River County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
      • 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 <5>
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Jackson Family Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • GAR Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The GAR Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for GAR Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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)
    • Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
  • Glenwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • B Z Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
  • 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)
      • Mosier is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <6>
    • Hood River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ortley ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ortley is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
    • Blockhouse
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
    • Hood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hood is located in Skamania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Chenoweth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Chenoweth is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
    • Pine Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Grove is located in Hood River County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Dallesport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • City of The Dalles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
    • 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.

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 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:

    • 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: In 2021, GNIS record #1529044 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: Klickitat
      • Est. Elev: 646 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Camas Prairie
      • Location given for Dunkard Graveyard:
      • Lat: 45.8876222     Lon: -121.2828527
      • 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunkard Graveyard) 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.