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A visit to the Holy Rosary 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 Holy Rosary Cemetery ...

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

46.5529, -120.3598

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

The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Yakima County<2>.

The county seat for Yakima County is located in Yakima. Yakima lies just to the west northwest of the Holy Rosary Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Rosary Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of the Holy Rosary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Holland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holland Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Terrace Heights Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Terrace Heights Memorial Park is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Terrace Heights Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Yakima.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #175171 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Tahoma Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Tahoma Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Cemetery
    • The Tahoma Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Yakima City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77081 <5>
  • Yemowat Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Yemowat Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yemowat Cemetery
  • Zillah Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • West Hills Memorial Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Emeunot Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Emeunot Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeunot Cemetery
  • Sloutier Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Sloutier Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloutier Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Saluskin Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Saluskin Cemetery is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluskin Cemetery
    • Black Rock Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Black Rock Cemetery is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock Cemetery
    • Wah-Lal-La-Kite Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wenas Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wenas Cemetery is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenas Cemetery
    • Outlook Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Outlook Cemetery is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Lower Valley Memorial Gardens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Memorial Gardens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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 Holy Rosary Cemetery.

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

  • Moxee
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Moxee City
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Moxee City is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxee City
  • Terrace Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Terrace Heights is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
  • Union Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Parker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Parker is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Wapato
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Yakima
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • South Broadway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • South Broadway is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Broadway
  • Buena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Selah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fruitvale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruitvale is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
  • Zillah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • West Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • West Valley is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley
    • Toppenish
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ahtanum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Ahtanum is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahtanum
    • Harrah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside Siding
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Hillside Siding is located in Kittitas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Siding
    • Summitview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Summitview is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitview
    • Wiley City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Wiley City is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley City
    • Gleed
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Eschbach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Eschbach is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eschbach
    • Granger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gromore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Gromore is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gromore

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 Holy Rosary Cemetery. The following communities are located in Yakima County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Rosary Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Granger
    • Granger lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Holy Rosary Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Granger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • Selah
    • Selah lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Holy Rosary Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selah
  • Toppenish
  • Yakima
    • Yakima lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Holy Rosary Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yakima.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yakima
  • Zillah
    • Zillah lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Holy Rosary Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Zillah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zillah

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 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 Holy Rosary Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Yakima 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 Holy Rosary Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1505574  (Holy Rosary Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1505574 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: Yakima
      • Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elephant Mountain
      • Location given for Holy Rosary Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.5529057     Lon: -120.359782
      • 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 Yakima, 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- Holy Rosary 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.
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