A visit to the Soldiers Home 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 Soldiers Home Cemetery ...

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

47.0812, -122.2262

The Soldiers Home Cemetery is located in Pierce County<1>.

The county seat for Pierce County is located in Tacoma. Tacoma lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Soldiers Home Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Soldiers Home Cemetery.

Name Variations for Soldiers Home Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Soldiers Home Cemetery has also been known as:

• Old Soldiers Home Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Soldiers Home Cemetery.<3>

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

• Woodbine Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
  • The Woodbine Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Puyallup Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Woodbine Cemetery
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Woodbine Cemetery
• Carbonado Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • The Carbonado Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonado Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Carbonado Cemetery
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Carbonado Cemetery
• Sumner Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • The Sumner Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Cemetery
  • The Sumner Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Sumner Pioneer Cemetery
  • Sumner Town Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Sumner Cemetery
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Sumner Cemetery
• Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • The Bethany Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
• Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • The Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery
  • The Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Lady of the Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery
• Wilkeson Town Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • The Wilkeson Town Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkeson Town Cemetery
  • The Wilkeson Town Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Wilkeson Town Cemetery
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Wilkeson Town Cemetery
• Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • The Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
• Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tacoma.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641582 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
• Fir Lane Memorial Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • The Fir Lane Memorial Park is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Lane Memorial Park
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Fir Lane Memorial Park
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Fir Lane Memorial Park
• Spanaway Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • The Spanaway Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanaway Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Spanaway Cemetery
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Spanaway Cemetery
• Firwood Indian Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • The Firwood Indian Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood Indian Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Firwood Indian Cemetery
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Firwood Indian Cemetery
• Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • The Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
  • The Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Dieringer Cemetery
  • Dieringer Pioneer Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Wren Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Wren Family Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Family Cemetery
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Wren Family Cemetery
    • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Wren Family Cemetery
  • Jensen Pioneer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jensen Pioneer Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Pioneer Cemetery
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Jensen Pioneer Cemetery
    • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Jensen Pioneer Cemetery
  • Buckley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Buckley Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
    • The Buckley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Buckley Public Cemetery
    • White River Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76722 <4>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Buckley Cemetery
    • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Buckley Cemetery
  • Jeschke Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jeschke Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeschke Cemetery
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Jeschke Cemetery
    • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Jeschke Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Henry Smith Cemetery
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Smith Cemetery
    • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Smith Cemetery
  • Georges Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Georges Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Cemetery
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
  • Puyallup Tribal Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Puyallup Tribal Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup Tribal Cemetery
    • The Puyallup Tribal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cushman Cemetery
    • Indian Mission Cemetery
    • Puyallup Indian Cemetery
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Puyallup Tribal Cemetery
    • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to the Puyallup Tribal Cemetery
  • Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Soldiers Home Cemetery.

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

• Orting
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Orting is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orting
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orting <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Orting
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to Orting
• Graham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Graham is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Graham
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to Graham
• South Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Hill is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
• McMillin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • McMillin is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to McMillin
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to McMillin
• Prairie Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie Ridge is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
• Kapowsin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kapowsin is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapowsin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kapowsin <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kapowsin
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to Kapowsin
• Alderton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Alderton is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alderton
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to Alderton
• Bonney Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bonney Lake is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonney Lake <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bonney Lake
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to Bonney Lake
• Frederickson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Frederickson is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederickson
• Puyallup
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Puyallup is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Puyallup
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to Puyallup
• South Prairie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • South Prairie is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Prairie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Prairie <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Prairie
  • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to South Prairie
• Elk Plain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Elk Plain is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Plain
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  • Carbonado
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Carbonado is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonado
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbonado <5>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carbonado
    • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to Carbonado
  • Wilkeson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wilkeson is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkeson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkeson <5>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wilkeson
    • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to Wilkeson
  • Summit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Summit is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Sumner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sumner is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <5>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sumner
    • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to Sumner
  • South Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Creek is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Creek
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to South Creek
    • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to South Creek
  • North Puyallup
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • North Puyallup is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Puyallup
  • Melmont ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Melmont is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmont
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Melmont
    • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to Melmont
  • Spanaway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Spanaway is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanaway
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanaway <5>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Spanaway
    • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to Spanaway
  • Clay City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Clay City is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Firwood ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Firwood is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Firwood
    • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to Firwood
  • Buckley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckley is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,286 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <5>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Buckley
    • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to Buckley
  • Waller
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waller is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
  • Midland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Midland is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Midland
    • From the Soldiers Home Cemetery to Midland

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 Soldiers Home Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pierce County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Buckley
  • Buckley lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Soldiers Home Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buckley.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
• Orting
  • Orting lies less than 2 miles<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Soldiers Home Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Orting.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orting
• Puyallup
  • Puyallup lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Soldiers Home Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Puyallup.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
• South Prairie
  • South Prairie lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Soldiers Home Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for South Prairie.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Prairie
• Spanaway
  • Spanaway lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the West (W) of the Soldiers Home Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spanaway.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanaway
• Sumner
  • Sumner lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Soldiers Home Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sumner.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner

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 Soldiers Home Cemetery:

• Pages specific to Washington:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Pierce County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • King County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Thurston County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Washington
  • Cemeteries of Pierce County
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Washington
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Washington
  • Cemeteries of Pierce

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	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- Soldiers Home Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>	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.
<4>	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.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.