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A visit to the Williams Valley Hillside 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 Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery:

47.9210, -117.5847

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

The Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery is located in Stevens County<2>.

The county seat for Stevens County is located in Colville. Colville lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woodland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotts Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tumtum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Tumtum Cemetery is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum Cemetery
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wild Rose Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose Cemetery
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wayside Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside Cemetery
  • Chattaroy Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Chattaroy Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy Cemetery
  • Milan Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Milan Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Milan Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Deer Park.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76928 <5>
  • West Greenwood Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairmount Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Fairmount Memorial Park is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Memorial Park
    • The Fairmount Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Spokane.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76786 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Spokane.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76857 <5>
    • Spokane Evergreen Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Peone Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Military Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Military Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Cemetery
    • Mt. St. Michael Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Orchard Prairie Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chief Lot Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Chief Lot Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lot Cemetery
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    • Riverside Memorial Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery.

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

  • Tumtum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tumtum is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
  • Deer Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clavton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Loon Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Nine Mile Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Chattaroy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Ford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Buckeye
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckeye is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Springdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dartford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dartford is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartford
  • Grays Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grays Landing is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Long Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Lake is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Fairwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairwood is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwood
    • Colbert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Country Homes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Country Homes is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Homes
    • Grays
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Grays is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
    • Town and Country
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Town and Country is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country
    • Mead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Bluff is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bluff
    • Elk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kulzer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kulzer is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulzer

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 Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stevens County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Clayton
    • Clayton lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clayton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Deer Park
  • Elk
    • Elk lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elk.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Hillyard
  • Loon Lake
  • Springdale
  • Wellpinit

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 Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Stevens 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 Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1509539  (Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1509539 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: Stevens
      • Est. Elev: 677 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clayton
      • Location given for Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.9210025     Lon: -117.5846723
      • 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 Stevens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Williams Valley Hillside 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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