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A visit to the Lower Valley Memorial Gardens ...

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 Lower Valley Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lower Valley Memorial Gardens:

46.3449, -120.0128

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

The Lower Valley Memorial Gardens is located in Yakima County<2>.

The county seat for Yakima County is located in Yakima. Yakima lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Lower Valley Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lower Valley Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Lower Valley Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lower Valley Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Outlook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Outlook Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • Mabton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Mabton Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabton Cemetery
  • Black Rock Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Black Rock Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock Cemetery
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Zillah Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Prosser Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Prosser Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Cemetery
    • The Prosser Cemetery has also been known as:
    • White Bluffs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #732916 <5>
  • Glade Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • The Glade Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Cemetery
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
  • Smina Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • The Smina Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smina Cemetery
  • Beaver Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Holland Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
    • Meninik Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Meninik Cemetery is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meninik Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Toweatmy Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Toweatmy Cemetery is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toweatmy Cemetery
    • Onepennee Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Onepennee Cemetery is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onepennee Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Terrace Heights Memorial Park
      (27 miles [43.5 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>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Lower Valley Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lower Valley Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Sunnyside
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Outlook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Outlook is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
  • Satus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Satus is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satus
  • Grandview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Granger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mabton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Byron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Byron is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Zillah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Toppenish
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Prosser
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Buena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Wapato
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Bluelight
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Bluelight is located in Klickitat County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluelight
    • Moxee City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Moxee City is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxee City
    • Moxee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Desert Aire
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Parker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Parker is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Benton City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Harrah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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 Lower Valley Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yakima County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lower Valley Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Benton City
  • Bickleton
  • Grandview
  • Granger
  • Prosser
    • Prosser lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Lower Valley Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Prosser.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
  • Toppenish
  • Zillah
    • Zillah lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Lower Valley Memorial Gardens.
    • 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 begin 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 Lower Valley Memorial Gardens:

  • 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 Lower Valley Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1506364  (Lower Valley Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1506364 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: 250 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sunnyside
      • Location given for Lower Valley Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 46.3448534     Lon: -120.012821
      • 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- Lower Valley Memorial Gardens) 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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