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A visit to the Shoestring 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 Shoestring Cemetery ...

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

46.6112, -122.6043

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

The Shoestring Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.

The county seat for Lewis County is located in Chehalis. Chehalis lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Shoestring Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Shoestring 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 Shoestring Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Alpha Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Alpha Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha Cemetery
  • Klickitat Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Klickitat Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klickitat Cemetery
  • Lone Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lone Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Hill Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
  • Forest Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The Forest Cemetery is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
  • Washington Lawn Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Tower Twp. Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tower Twp. Cemetery is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Twp. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tower Twp. Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Castle Rock.
    • The Tower Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tower Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277304 <5>
  • Alder Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Alder Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Cemetery
  • Rainier Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Claquato Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Claquato Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato Cemetery
      • The Claquato Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76740 <5>
    • Mashel Prairie Indian Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Lake Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Toutle.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77049 <5>
    • Yelm Rainier Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Yelm Rainier Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm Rainier Cemetery
    • Snow Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Snow Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
    • Little Falls Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Little Falls Cemetery is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Cemetery
    • Rosin Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rosin Cemetery is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosin Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Castle Rock.
      • The Rosin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rosin Cemetery
      • Tower Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77025 <5>
    • Eatonville Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eatonville Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatonville Cemetery
      • The Eatonville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Glacier Park Cemetery
      • Glacier View Cemetery
    • Rainier Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rainier Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier Cemetery
      • The Rainier Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Indian Cemetery
      • Old Pioneer Cemetery
      • Rainer Free Cemetery
      • Stringtown Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Shoestring Cemetery.

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

  • Cinebar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lacamas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacamas is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacamas
  • Onalaska
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Salkum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Silver Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mossyrock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ethel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ajlune
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ajlune is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajlune
  • Wilson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wilson is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Saint Urban
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Urban is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Urban
  • Napavine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Morton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Toledo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Winlock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bucoda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chehalis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Newaukum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
    • Centralia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • McIntosh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • McIntosh is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • Alder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Alder is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
    • Claquato
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Claquato is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
    • Toutle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • La Grande
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tenino
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fords Prairie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fords Prairie is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Prairie

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 Shoestring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bucoda
  • Centralia
  • Chehalis
  • Morton
    • Morton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Shoestring Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Tenino
  • Toledo
  • Winlock

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 Shoestring Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Lewis 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 Shoestring Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1528680  (Shoestring Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1528680 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: Lewis
      • Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mayfield Lake
      • Location given for Shoestring Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.6112168     Lon: -122.6042823
      • 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 Lewis, 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- Shoestring 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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