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A visit to the Spalding 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 Spalding Cemetery ...

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

46.7060, -117.4644

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

The Spalding Cemetery is located in Whitman County<2>.

The county seat for Whitman County is located in Colfax. Colfax lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Spalding Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Spalding Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Spalding Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Moys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Moys Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moys Cemetery
  • Onecho Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Onecho Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onecho Cemetery
  • Mayview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Mayview Cemetery is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview Cemetery
    • The Mayview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    • Mayview / Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Guy Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Guy Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
  • Kirby Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Kirby Cemetery is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
  • Pullman City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Farr Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Farr Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pitts Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Stipe Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The Stipe Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stipe Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pomeroy City Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Owsley Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Owsley Cemetery is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley Cemetery
    • Pataha Flat Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Pataha Flat Cemetery is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha Flat Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Eden Valley Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eden Valley Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Almota
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Almota is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
  • Mayview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mayview is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
  • Gould City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gould City is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
  • Albion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shawnee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shawnee is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Chambers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Chambers is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Pullman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Colfax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Staley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Staley is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
  • Pataha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pataha is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
  • Pomeroy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Glenwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenwood is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Colton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Endicott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Uniontown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Steptoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • LaCrosse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Moscow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <6>
    • Viola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elberton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Elberton is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton

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 Spalding 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 Spalding 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 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 Spalding 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 Spalding Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1514908  (Spalding Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1514908 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: 259 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Almota
      • Location given for Spalding Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.705993     Lon: -117.4643523
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spalding 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.