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A visit to the Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley Cemetery ...

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

47.0779, -117.5360

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

The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Whitman County<2>.

The county seat for Whitman County is located in Colfax. Colfax lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Pine City Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City Cemetery
  • Stipe Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Stipe Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stipe Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Caylor Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Caylor Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caylor Cemetery
  • Oakesdale Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Oakesdale Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale Cemetery
  • Riggs Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Riggs Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs Cemetery
  • Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery is also 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>
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Colfax Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
    • The Colfax Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Colfax.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76743 <5>
  • Winona Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Winona Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Cemetery
  • Grisham Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • The Grisham Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisham Cemetery
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Garfield Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Eden Valley Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Eden Valley Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley Cemetery
    • Lone Pine Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lone Pine Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
    • Onecho Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Onecho Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onecho Cemetery
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • The Davis Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Farmington Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Farmington Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
    • Goldenrod Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Goldenrod Cemetery is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod Cemetery
    • Latah Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Latah Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah Cemetery
    • Farmington Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Saint John
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Juno
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Juno is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
  • Pine City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pine City is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Steptoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Malden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Malden is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <6>
  • Endicott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosalia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakesdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Oakesdale is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Colfax
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Colfax is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <6>
  • Glenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenwood is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Elberton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elberton is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
  • Belmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Eden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Eden is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Spring Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Garfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lamont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lamont is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <6>
    • Lone Pine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lone Pine is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Shawnee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Shawnee is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Seltice
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Seltice is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
    • Latah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Waverly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Waverly is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people

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 Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Whitman County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Colfax
    • Colfax lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colfax.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Elberton
  • Endicott
  • Farmington
  • Garfield
  • LaCrosse
  • Latah
    • Latah lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Latah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah
  • Malden
    • Malden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Malden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Oakesdale
  • Palouse
    • Palouse lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palouse.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palouse
  • Rosalia
  • Tekoa
    • Tekoa lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tekoa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekoa

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 either 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 Pleasant Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Whitman 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 Pleasant Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1507491  (Pleasant Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1507491 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: Whitman
      • Est. Elev: 642 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Saint John
      • Location given for Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.0779454     Lon: -117.5360278
      • 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 Whitman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pleasant Valley 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.