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A visit to the Guy 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 Guy Cemetery ...

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

46.7868, -117.2530

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

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

The county seat for Whitman County is located in Colfax. Colfax lies just to the northwest of the Guy Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Guy Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the Guy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Farr Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Farr Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pitts Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
  • Pullman City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Moys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Moys Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moys Cemetery
  • Onecho Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Onecho Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onecho Cemetery
  • Spalding Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Spalding Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Eden Valley Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley Cemetery
  • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Stipe Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Stipe Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stipe Cemetery
    • Mayview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mayview Cemetery is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview Cemetery
      • The Mayview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      • Mayview / Chapel Hill Cemetery
    • Garfield Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
    • Blaine Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Blaine Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine Cemetery
    • Cordelia Lutheran Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Freeze Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Guy Cemetery.

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

  • Albion
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shawnee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Shawnee is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Pullman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Colfax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Staley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Staley is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
  • Glenwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Glenwood is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Chambers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chambers is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Almota
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Almota is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
  • Viola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Moscow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <6>
  • Palouse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elberton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Elberton is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mayview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mayview is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
    • Grinnell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Grinnell is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
    • Steptoe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Colton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Garfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Eden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Eden is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Uniontown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Potlatch Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction

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 Guy 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 Guy Cemetery.

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 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 Guy 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 Guy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1505330  (Guy Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1505330 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: 718 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Colfax South
      • Location given for Guy Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.7868306     Lon: -117.252953
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Guy 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.