A visit to the Rainier Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rainier Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rainier Cemetery (FG ID #2183500).
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 Rainier Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rainier Cemetery:
46.8983, -122.6773
The Rainier Cemetery is located in Thurston County<2>.
The county seat for Thurston County is located in Olympia. Olympia lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Rainier Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rainier Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Rainier Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rainier Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Yelm Rainier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Cemetery is also located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
- Roy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- King Hill Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ross Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jeschke Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ft. Lewis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is also located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mills & Mills Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wren Family Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mashel Prairie Indian Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jensen Pioneer Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rainier Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McLane Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Mound Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Grand Mound Cemetery is also located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound Cemetery
- Spanaway Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rainier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rainier Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rainier
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Yelm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McIntosh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Yelm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Yelm is also located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yelm
- McKenna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mock City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock City
- Kellys Korner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nisqually Indian Community
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tenino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Olympia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bucoda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tanglewilde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lewis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tumwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- DuPont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olympia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elk Plain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Plain is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Plain
- Tillicum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Littlerock
(16 miles [25.7 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 Rainier Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Thurston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rainier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bucoda
- Fort Lewis
- Lacey
- Olympia
- Roy
- Roy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Rainier Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Tenino
- Tillicum
- Yelm
- Yelm lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Rainier Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yelm.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
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 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 Rainier Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Washington:
- Pages specific to Thurston 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 Rainier Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2183500
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Thurston, 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 from Point A (ie- Rainier 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |