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A visit to the Meninik Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Meninik Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   46.1979°   (46° 11' 52")

Lon:   -120.4753°   (-120° 28' 31")

The Meninik Cemetery is located in Yakima County<2>.

The county seat for Yakima County is located in Yakima. Yakima lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the north of the Meninik Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Meninik Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Toweatmy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toweatmy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toweatmy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Toweatmy Cemetery is located in Yakima County
  • Smina Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smina Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smina Cemetery is located in Yakima County
  • Sampson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sampson Cemetery
    • The Sampson Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sampson Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Goldendale and Toppenish.  The cemetery lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Toppenish.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77040 <6>
  • Onepennee Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onepennee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Onepennee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Onepennee Cemetery is located in Yakima County
  • Beaver Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Yakima County
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Yakima County
  • Colwash Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colwash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colwash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Colwash Cemetery is located in Yakima County
  • Zillah Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glade Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glade Cemetery is located in Yakima County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Outlook Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Outlook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Outlook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Outlook Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Yesmowit Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yesmowit Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yesmowit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yesmowit Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Mabton Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mabton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mabton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mabton Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Yemowat Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yemowat Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yemowat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yemowat Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Emeunot Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emeunot Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emeunot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emeunot Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Sloutier Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloutier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sloutier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sloutier Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Lower Valley Memorial Gardens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Valley Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Valley Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lower Valley Memorial Gardens is located in Yakima County
    • Sunnyside Memorial Gardens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunnyside Memorial Gardens is located in Yakima County
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Yakima County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Meninik Cemetery.

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

  • Harrah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Toppenish
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Klickitat County
  • Bickleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Satus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satus
    • Satus is located in Yakima County
  • Granger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluelight
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluelight
    • Bluelight is located in Klickitat County
  • Zillah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Buena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wapato
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • White Swan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Outlook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
      • Outlook is located in Yakima County
    • Parker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Yakima County
    • Mabton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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 Meninik Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yakima County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Meninik Cemetery:

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 Meninik Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1506625  (Meninik Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1506625 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Poisel Butte NW
    • County: Yakima         Elev: 368
    • Location given for GNIS #1506625 (Meninik Cemetery)

The official website for Yakima County: www.pan.co.yakima.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Meninik Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1979, Longitude: -120.4753       In this case, the coordinates for the Meninik Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Goldendale and Toppenish. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>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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