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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 ...

The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Whitman County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Bethel Cemetery
  • Colfax Cemetery
    • 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 <2>
  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    • The Eden Valley Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley Cemetery
  • Farmington Cemetery
    • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
  • Farmington Cemetery
    • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
  • Freeze Cemetery
    • 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 <2>
  • Garfield Cemetery
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Goldenrod Cemetery
    • The Goldenrod Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Guy Cemetery
    • The Guy Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
  • Latah Cemetery
    • The Latah Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah Cemetery
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    • The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mendenhall Cemetery
      • The Mendenhall Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • Oakesdale Cemetery
      • The Oakesdale Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale Cemetery
    • Pitts Cemetery
      • The Pitts Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Sanders Cemetery
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
    • Woodfell Cemetery
      • The Woodfell Cemetery is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfell 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 alphabetically:

  • Belmont
  • Cora
    • Cora is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
  • De Smet
    • De Smet is located in Benewah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
  • Eden
    • Eden is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Elberton
    • Elberton is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
  • Farmington
  • Freeze
    • Freeze is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
  • Garfield
  • Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Grinnell
    • Grinnell is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
  • Lone Pine
    • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Oakesdale
    • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Onaway
      • Onaway is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Palouse
    • Potlatch Junction
      • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
    • Potlatch
    • Princeton
    • Seltice
      • Seltice is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
    • Steptoe
    • Tekoa
    • Tensed
      • 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 <4>
    • Viola
    • Willard
      • Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Willard
      • Willard is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard

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 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 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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <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- Silver Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.