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A visit to the Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek Cemetery ...

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

47.0343, -117.0546

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

The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Whitman County<2>.

The county seat for Whitman County is located in Colfax. Colfax lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Silver Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Silver Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Silver Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Farmington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Freeze Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Freeze Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeze Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Potlatch (ID).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1340132 <5>
  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Eden Valley Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Oakesdale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oakesdale Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale Cemetery
  • Mendenhall Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mendenhall Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Cemetery
  • Goldenrod Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Goldenrod Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • Pitts Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Pitts Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
    • Latah Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Latah Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah Cemetery
    • Colfax Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Colfax Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, 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>
    • Farmington Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
    • Woodfell Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Woodfell Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfell Cemetery
    • Guy Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Guy Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Silver Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Farmington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Garfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grinnell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Grinnell is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
  • Cora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cora is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
  • Eden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Eden is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Belmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeze
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeze is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
  • Seltice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Seltice is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
  • Elberton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Elberton is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
  • Palouse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Potlatch Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
  • Potlatch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Onaway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Onaway is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • De Smet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • De Smet is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
    • Tensed
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tensed is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensed
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tensed <6>
    • Oakesdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Glenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenwood is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Viola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lone Pine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Princeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tekoa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Willard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Willard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Willard is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Steptoe
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1508341  (Silver Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1508341 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: 793 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Farmington
      • Location given for Silver Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.0343386     Lon: -117.0546149
      • 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 '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- Silver Creek 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.