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A visit to the Slack 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 Slack Cemetery ...

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

47.5282, -119.9192

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

The Slack Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Waterville. Waterville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Slack Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Slack Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Slack Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Evangelical Emanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglas Luthern Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Badger Mtn. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Badger Mtn. Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Mtn. Cemetery
  • Happy Home Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Happy Home Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Home Cemetery
  • Waterville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Waterville Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville Cemetery
    • The Waterville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fraternity Cemetery
  • South Side Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The South Side Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
  • Orondo Community Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
  • Jameson Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Jameson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson Cemetery
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brays Landing Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brays Landing Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Landing Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
    • Entiat Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Entiat Cemetery is located in Chelan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entiat Cemetery
    • Sunnyslope Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Chelan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope Cemetery
    • Wenatchee City Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Wenatchee City Cemetery is located in Chelan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenatchee City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wenatchee City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Wenatchee.
      • The Wenatchee City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wenatchee Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1053458 <5>
    • Stemilt Hill Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Stemilt Hill Cemetery is located in Chelan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemilt Hill Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Chelan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • Chelan Fraternal Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Slack Cemetery.

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

  • Palisades
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Palisades is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
  • Okanogan City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Okanogan City is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanogan City
  • Waterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Withrow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Withrow is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
  • Rock Island
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Orondo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Malaga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Entiat
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • East Wenatchee Bench
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • East Wenatchee Bench is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wenatchee Bench
  • East Wenatchee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyslope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyslope is located in Chelan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
  • Wenatchee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Chelan Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Appleyard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Appleyard is located in Chelan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleyard
    • Quincy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • West Wenatchee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • West Wenatchee is located in Chelan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wenatchee
    • Beebe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Beebe is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
    • Chelan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ephrata
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeview is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Soap Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mansfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Monitor
      (23 miles [37 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 Slack Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Slack 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 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 Slack Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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 Slack Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1508404  (Slack Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1508404 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: Douglas
      • Est. Elev: 671 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alstown
      • Location given for Slack Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.5281877     Lon: -119.9192224
      • 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 Douglas, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slack 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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