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A visit to the Orchard Prairie 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 Orchard Prairie Cemetery ...

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

47.7399, -117.3255

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

The Orchard Prairie Cemetery is located in Spokane County<2>.

The county seat for Spokane County is located in Spokane. Spokane lies just to the southwest of the Orchard Prairie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Orchard Prairie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Orchard Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Spokane Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Peone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Spokane.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76857 <5>
  • Englewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Englewood Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood Cemetery
  • Fairmount Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Fairmount Memorial Park is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairmount Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Spokane.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76786 <5>
  • The Pines Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pines Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Military Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Military Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Cemetery
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
  • Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chattaroy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Chattaroy Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy Cemetery
    • Wayside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wayside Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside Cemetery
    • Moran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Saltese Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Saltese Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltese Cemetery
    • Wild Rose Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wild Rose Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose Cemetery
    • Spokane Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mica Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mica Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica Cemetery
    • Milan Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Milan Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Milan Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Deer Park.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76928 <5>
    • Marshall Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Orchard Prairie Cemetery.

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

  • Hillyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillyard is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillyard
  • Mead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Country Homes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Country Homes is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Homes
  • Town and Country
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Town and Country is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country
  • Millwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Millwood is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
  • Irwin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Irwin is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Fairwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairwood is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwood
  • Dartford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dartford is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartford
  • Spokane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dishman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dishman is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman
  • Opportunity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Opportunity is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
  • Spokane Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Trentwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Trentwood is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trentwood
    • Peone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Peone is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
    • Green Bluff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Green Bluff is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bluff
    • Colbert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Buckeye
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Buckeye is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Veradale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenacres
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Chester is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Otis Orchards
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Nine Mile Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Chattaroy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Otis Orchards - East Farms
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Newman Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Orchard Prairie Cemetery. The following communities are located in Spokane County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Hillyard
  • Spokane

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Orchard Prairie 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 Orchard Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1531054  (Orchard Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1531054 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: 707 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Spokane NE
      • Location given for Orchard Prairie Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.7398927     Lon: -117.3254926
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orchard Prairie 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.
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