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A visit to the Eden Valley 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 Eden Valley Cemetery ...

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

46.9407, -117.1482

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

The Eden Valley Cemetery is located in Whitman County<2>.

The county seat for Whitman County is located in Colfax. Colfax lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Eden Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Eden Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Eden Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Garfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Garfield Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Pitts Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Silver Creek Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
  • Freeze Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Freeze Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeze Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Potlatch (ID).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1340132 <5>
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Colfax Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
    • The Colfax Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Colfax.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76743 <5>
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Farmington Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
  • Guy Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Guy Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Mendenhall Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Mendenhall Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oakesdale Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Oakesdale Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale Cemetery
    • Farr Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Farr Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
    • Stipe Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Stipe Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stipe Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Davis Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Pullman City Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Pine Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Lone Pine Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
    • Moys Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Moys Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moys Cemetery
    • Goldenrod Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Goldenrod Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eden Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Palouse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Palouse is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palouse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palouse <6>
  • Grinnell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grinnell is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
  • Garfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elberton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elberton is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
  • Eden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Eden is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Glenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Shawnee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shawnee is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Viola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Freeze
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Freeze is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
  • Cora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cora is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
  • Colfax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Colfax is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <6>
  • Potlatch Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Belmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Steptoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Albion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Albion is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <6>
    • Potlatch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Farmington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Onaway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Onaway is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Oakesdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Oakesdale is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Pullman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Pullman is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pullman <6>
    • Princeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Seltice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Seltice is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice

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 Eden Valley 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 Eden Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Eden Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Whitman 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 Eden Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1504678  (Eden Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1504678 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: Whitman
      • Est. Elev: 781 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elberton
      • Location given for Eden Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.9407246     Lon: -117.1482288
      • 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 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 '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- Eden Valley 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.