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A visit to the Indian Joe 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 Indian Joe Cemetery ...

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

48.9590, -122.4068

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

The Indian Joe Cemetery is located in Whatcom County<2>.

The county seat for Whatcom County is located in Bellingham. Bellingham lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Indian Joe Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Indian Joe Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Indian Joe Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Monumenta Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lynden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lynden Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynden Cemetery
  • Berthusen Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Nooksack Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Nooksack Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack Cemetery
  • South Poplar Mennonite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Aberdeen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • MacLure Road Mennonite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacLure Road Mennonite Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the MacLure Road Mennonite Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Abbotsford (BC).
    • The MacLure Road Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hazelwood / McClure Road Mennonite Cemetery
    • McClure Road Mennonite Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215356 <5>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ferndale.
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Paradise Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77126 <5>
  • Greenacres Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenacres Memorial Park is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres Memorial Park
    • The Greenacres Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Green Acres Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76830 <5>
  • Musselwhite Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazelwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazelwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Abbotsford (BC).
    • The Hazelwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Matsqui Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215972 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Enterprise Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
    • Mt. Lehman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Haynie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Haynie Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynie Cemetery
    • Kendall Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Kendall Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Murrayville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrayville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Murrayville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Murrayville (BC).
      • The Murrayville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Historic Murrayville Cemetery
      • Langley Prairie Cemetery
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136809 <5>
    • Langley Lawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazelmere Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Blaine Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Blaine Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blaine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Blaine.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76716 <5>
    • Kulshan Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Kulshan Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulshan Cemetery
    • Sunnyland Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Indian Joe Cemetery.

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

  • Lynden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Everson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nooksack
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
  • Clearbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Clearbrook is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
  • South Poplar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Delta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Delta is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Aldergrove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumas is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumas <6>
  • Abbotsford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Aberdeen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Clearbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Custer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ferndale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Peaceful Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Peaceful Valley is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
    • Deming
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kendall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Kendall is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Straiton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straiton
    • Silver Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Mission
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Murrayville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kickerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Kickerville is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickerville
    • Lummi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lummi is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
    • Marietta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Marietta is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Bellingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Geneva
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Welcome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Welcome is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Hatzic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Indian Joe Cemetery. The following communities are located in Whatcom County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Indian Joe Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bellingham
  • Deming
  • Everson
  • Ferndale
  • Lynden
    • Lynden lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Indian Joe Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lynden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynden
  • Marietta
  • Nooksack
  • Sumas
    • Sumas lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Indian Joe Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sumas.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumas

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 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 Indian Joe Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Whatcom 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 Indian Joe Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1505722  (Indian Joe Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1505722 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: Whatcom
      • Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lynden
      • Location given for Indian Joe Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.9590059     Lon: -122.4068272
      • 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 Whatcom, 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- Indian Joe 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.