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A visit to the Elma Catholic 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 Elma Catholic Cemetery ...

The Elma Catholic Cemetery is located in Grays Harbor County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    • The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
    • The Fern Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wishka Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76795 <2>
  • Finnish Cemetery
    • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Giesy Family Cemetery
    • The Giesy Family Cemetery is located in Pacific County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giesy Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Giesy Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Menlo.
    • The Giesy Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kiel Colony Cemetery
    • Willie Keil Gravesite
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641574 <2>
  • Grand Mound Cemetery
    • The Grand Mound Cemetery is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound Cemetery
  • McCleary Pythian Cemetery
  • McLane Cemetery
    • The McLane Cemetery is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLane Cemetery
    • The McLane Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mud Bay Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Mills & Mills Memorial Park
    • The Mills & Mills Memorial Park is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills & Mills Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mills & Mills Memorial Park is located outside and to the southwest of Tumwater.
    • The Mills & Mills Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Olympic Memorial Garden Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76974 <2>
  • Oakland Cemetery
  • Oakville Pioneer Cemetery
  • Oddfellow Cemetery
    • The Oddfellow Cemetery is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellow Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sharon Cemetery
      • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
    • Shelton Memorial Park
      • The Shelton Memorial Park is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Memorial Park
    • Squaxin Cemetery
      • The Squaxin Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaxin Cemetery
      • The Squaxin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kamilche Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2429548 <2>
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
    • Sylvan Cemetery
      • The Sylvan Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Cemetery
    • Turnow Cemetery
      • The Turnow Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnow Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Washington Cemetery
      • The Washington Cemetery is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
    • Wynooche Cemetery
      • The Wynooche Cemetery is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynooche Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elma Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Brady
    • Brady is located in Grays Harbor County
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  • Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Central Park
    • Central Park is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park
  • Elma
    • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <4>
  • Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Malone - Porter
    • Malone - Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone - Porter
  • Malone
  • McCleary Junction
    • McCleary Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
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  • McCleary
  • Melbourne
    • Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Montesano
  • Porter
    • Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
  • Satsop
    • Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsop
  • Sine
    • Sine is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine

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 Elma Catholic Cemetery. The following communities are located in Grays Harbor County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Elma Catholic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Grays Harbor 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 Elma Catholic Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2605475  (Elma Catholic Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2605475 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: Grays Harbor
      • Topo Map Name: Elma

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Grays Harbor, 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' (or 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- Elma Catholic Cemetery) 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.