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A visit to the Garfield 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 Garfield Cemetery ...

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

46.9999, -117.1496

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

The Garfield Cemetery is located in Whitman County<2>.

The county seat for Whitman County is located in Colfax. Colfax lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Garfield Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Garfield Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Garfield Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Eden Valley Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley Cemetery
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet 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>
  • Oakesdale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oakesdale Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale Cemetery
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Pitts Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Colfax Cemetery is 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>
  • Mendenhall Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Mendenhall Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lone Pine Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
    • Stipe Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Stipe Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stipe Cemetery
    • Guy Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Guy Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
    • Goldenrod Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Goldenrod Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Davis Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Farr Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Farr Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garfield Cemetery.

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

  • Garfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Eden is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Elberton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Elberton is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
  • Grinnell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grinnell is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
  • Belmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Palouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenwood is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Cora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cora is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
  • Oakesdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Steptoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Freeze
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Freeze is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Potlatch Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
    • Seltice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Seltice is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
    • Colfax
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Viola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shawnee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shawnee is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Potlatch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Onaway
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • De Smet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • De Smet is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
    • Lone Pine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Albion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tensed
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tensed is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensed
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tensed <6>
    • Tekoa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 Garfield Cemetery. The following communities are located in Whitman County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garfield 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 websites either 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 Garfield 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 Garfield Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1505084  (Garfield Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1505084 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: 788 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elberton
      • Location given for Garfield Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.9998929     Lon: -117.1496186
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garfield 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.