A visit to the Old Settlers 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 Old Settlers Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Settlers Cemetery has been estimated.<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Settlers Cemetery
Lat: 47.1492° (47° 8' 57")
Lon: -122.5458° (-122° 32' 44")
The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Pierce County<2>.
The county seat for Pierce County is located in Tacoma. Tacoma lies just to the north northeast of the Old Settlers Cemetery .
Name Variations for Old Settlers Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Old Settlers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gravelly Lake Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Old Settlers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Settlers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery
- The Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery
- Steilacoom Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steilacoom Masonic Cemetery
- The Steilacoom Masonic Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Steilacoom Masonic Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Steilacoom Masonic Cemetery
- Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- The Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery is located in Lakewood.
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Peace Cemetery
- The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Home of Peace Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Home of Peace Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Byrd Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Byrd Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Lakewood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984799 <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Byrd Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Byrd Cemetery
- New Tacoma Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Tacoma Cemetery
- The New Tacoma Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the New Tacoma Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the New Tacoma Cemetery
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Memorial Park
- The Mountain View Memorial Park is located in Pierce County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76949 <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Mountain View Memorial Park
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Mountain View Memorial Park
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76727 <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Calvary Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Calvary Cemetery
- Old Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pioneer Cemetery
- The Old Pioneer Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- The Old Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rigney Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Old Pioneer Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Old Pioneer Cemetery
- Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- The Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Pauper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauper Cemetery
- The Pauper Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Pauper Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Pauper Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oakwood Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Hill Cemetery
- The Oakwood Hill Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- The Oakwood Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Wood Cemetery
- Oak Wood Hill Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
- Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996538 <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Oakwood Hill Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Oakwood Hill Cemetery
- Tacoma Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tacoma Cemetery
- The Tacoma Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- The Tacoma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Old Tacoma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77080 <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Tacoma Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Tacoma Cemetery
- Ft. Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Lewis Cemetery
- The Ft. Lewis Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Ft. Lewis Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Ft. Lewis Cemetery
- Spanaway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spanaway Cemetery
- The Spanaway Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Spanaway Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Spanaway Cemetery
- Anderson Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Island Cemetery
- The Anderson Island Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Anderson Island Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Anderson Island Cemetery
- Fir Lane Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fir Lane Memorial Park
- The Fir Lane Memorial Park is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Fir Lane Memorial Park
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Fir Lane Memorial Park
- Fox Island Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Island Cemetery
- The Fox Island Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Fox Island Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Fox Island Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Hillcrest Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Hillcrest Cemetery
- Wren Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wren Family Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wren Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- The Wren Family Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Wren Family Cemetery
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to the Wren Family Cemetery
- Oakwood Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Settlers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Settlers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lake City
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Tillicum
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillicum
- Tillicum is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tillicum
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Tillicum
- Clover Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Park
- Clover Park is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clover Park
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Clover Park
- Lakewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Lakewood is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lakewood
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Lakewood
- Steilacoom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steilacoom
- Steilacoom is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steilacoom <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Steilacoom
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Steilacoom
- Fort Lewis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lewis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Fort Lewis is located in Pierce County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lewis <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Lewis
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Fort Lewis
- DuPont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuPont
- DuPont is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuPont <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to DuPont
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to DuPont
- Parkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Parkland is located in Pierce County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkland <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Parkland
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Parkland
- University Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- University Place is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to University Place
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to University Place
- Spanaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanaway
- Spanaway is located in Pierce County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanaway <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spanaway
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Spanaway
- Midland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Midland is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Midland
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Midland
- Fircrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fircrest
- Fircrest is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fircrest <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fircrest
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Fircrest
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fox Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Island
- Fox Island is located in Pierce County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Island <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fox Island
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Fox Island
- Gertrude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
- Gertrude is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gertrude
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Gertrude
- Anderson Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Island
- Anderson Island is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Anderson Island
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Anderson Island
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Tacoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Tacoma is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tacoma
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Tacoma
- Cromwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Cromwell is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cromwell
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Cromwell
- Elk Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Frederickson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederickson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederickson
- Frederickson is located in Pierce County
- Waller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Meridian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meridian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Meridian
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Meridian
- Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Roy is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roy
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Roy
- Artondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Artondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
- Artondale is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Artondale
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Artondale
- Fife
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Fife is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,458 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fife
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Fife
- Gardenville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gardenville is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gardenville
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Gardenville
- Ruston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Longbranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbranch
- Longbranch is located in Pierce County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longbranch <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Longbranch
- From the Old Settlers Cemetery to Longbranch
- Fox Island
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 Old Settlers Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pierce County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Settlers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anderson Island
- Anderson Island lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Old Settlers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anderson Island.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Island
- Fort Lewis
- Fort Lewis lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Settlers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fort Lewis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Parkland
- Parkland lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Old Settlers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Parkland.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Roy
- Roy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Old Settlers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Spanaway
- Spanaway lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Settlers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spanaway.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanaway
- Steilacoom
- Steilacoom lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Settlers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Steilacoom.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steilacoom
- Tacoma
- Tacoma lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old Settlers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tacoma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Tillicum
- Tillicum lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Settlers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tillicum.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillicum
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 professional and volunteer 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 Old Settlers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Washington:
- Pages specific to Pierce County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- King County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Kitsap County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Mason County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Thurston County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Washington
- Cemeteries of Pierce County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Washington
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Washington
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Washington
- Cemeteries of Pierce
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Old Settlers Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Settlers Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1492, Longitude: -122.5458 |
| <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> | 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> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |