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A visit to the Latah 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 Latah Cemetery ...

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

47.2821, -117.1274

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

The Latah Cemetery is located in Spokane County<2>.

The county seat for Spokane County is located in Spokane. Spokane lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Latah Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Latah Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Latah Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Farmington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Farmington Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
  • Rosewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rosewood Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Cemetery
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
  • Goldenrod Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Goldenrod Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod Cemetery
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Fairfield Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
  • Riggs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Riggs Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evergreen Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • Rosalia Cemetery
    • Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #172058 <5>
  • Oakesdale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oakesdale Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Benewah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Plummer (ID).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991685 <5>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Coeur d'Alene Indian Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Worley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Worley Cemetery is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Worley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Worley (ID).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80687 <5>
    • Farmington Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
    • Mica Peak Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Mica Peak Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica Peak Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Wood Memorial Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wood Memorial Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Memorial Cemetery
    • Mica Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mica Creek Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica Creek Cemetery
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Latah Cemetery.

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

  • Latah
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Latah is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latah <6>
  • Lone Pine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Tekoa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Willard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Willard is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Waverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Fairfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Spring Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Spring Valley is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Seltice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Seltice is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
  • Rosalia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Oakesdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Rockford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Plummer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Plummer is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Tensed
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Worley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Worley is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worley <6>
    • Belmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Farmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • De Smet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • De Smet is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
    • Spangle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Malden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Eden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Eden is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden

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 Latah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Spokane County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Latah Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Spokane 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 Latah Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1506089  (Latah Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1506089 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: Spokane
      • Est. Elev: 802 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Latah
      • Location given for Latah Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.2821201     Lon: -117.1274042
      • 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 Spokane, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Latah 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.