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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat: 47.0812° (47° 4' 52")

Lon: -122.2262° (-122° 13' 34")

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 .

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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodbine Cemetery
- The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carbonado Cemetery
- The Carbonado Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumner Cemetery
- The Sumner Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
- The Bethany Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery
- The Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkeson Town Cemetery
- The Wilkeson Town Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- The Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fir Lane Memorial Park
- The Fir Lane Memorial Park is located in Pierce County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spanaway Cemetery
- The Spanaway Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Firwood Indian Cemetery
- The Firwood Indian Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
- The Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- 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
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- Wren Family Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wren Family Cemetery
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wren Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  - The Wren Family Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  - 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)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jensen Pioneer Cemetery
  - The Jensen Pioneer Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  - 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)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckley Cemetery
  - The Buckley Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  - The Buckley Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Buckley Public Cemetery
  - White River Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76722 <5>
  - 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)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jeschke Cemetery
  - The Jeschke Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  - 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)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  - The Smith Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  - 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)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georges Cemetery
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - The Georges Cemetery is located in King County
- Gethsemane Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gethsemane Cemetery
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gethsemane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in King County
- Puyallup Tribal Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puyallup Tribal Cemetery
  - The Puyallup Tribal Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  - 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)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - The Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery is located in King County
- Holy Cross Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in King County

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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orting
- Orting is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orting <7>
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Pierce County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <7>
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- South Hill is located in Pierce County
McMillin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
- McMillin is located in Pierce County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
- Prairie Ridge is located in Pierce County
Kapowsin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapowsin
- Kapowsin is located in Pierce County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kapowsin <7>
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
- Alderton is located in Pierce County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney Lake
- Bonney Lake is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonney Lake <7>
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederickson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederickson
- Frederickson is located in Pierce County
Puyallup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
- Puyallup is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <7>
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Prairie
- South Prairie is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Prairie <7>
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Plain
- Elk Plain is located in Pierce County
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- Carbonado
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonado
  - Carbonado is located in Pierce County
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbonado <7>
  - 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)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkeson
  - Wilkeson is located in Pierce County
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkeson <7>
  - 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)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  - Summit is located in Pierce County
- Sumner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  - Sumner is located in Pierce County
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,551 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <7>
  - 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)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Creek
  - South Creek is located in Pierce County
  - 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)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Puyallup have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Puyallup
  - North Puyallup is located in Pierce County
- Melmont ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmont
  - Melmont is located in Pierce County
  - 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)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanaway
  - Spanaway is located in Pierce County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanaway <7>
  - 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)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  - Clay City is located in Pierce County
- Firwood ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Firwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
  - Firwood is located in Pierce County
  - 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)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
  - Buckley is located in Pierce County
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,286 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <7>
  - 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)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waller have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
  - Waller is located in Pierce County
- Midland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  - Midland is located in Pierce County
  - 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 turn to 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 Soldiers Home Cemetery:

Pages specific to Washington:
Pages specific to Pierce County:
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
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Washington
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Washington
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Washington
- Cemeteries of Pierce
About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Soldiers Home Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Soldiers Home Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0812, Longitude: -122.2262
<3>	While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>	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.
<7>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.