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A visit to the Wish - Ham 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 Wish - Ham Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wish - Ham Cemetery:

45.6312, -121.1506

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

The Wish - Ham Cemetery is located in Klickitat County<2>.

The county seat for Klickitat County is located in Goldendale. Goldendale lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Wish - Ham Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wish - Ham Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Wish - Ham Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • GAR Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The GAR Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for GAR Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Petersburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
  • Crawford Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Hartland Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Cemetery
  • Eightmile Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Eightmile Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Cemetery
  • McClure Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The McClure Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Celilo Indian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Celilo Indian Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Indian Cemetery
    • Celilo Indian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Celilo Indian Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Indian Cemetery
    • Lyle Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lyle Cemetery is located in Klickitat County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Cemetery
    • Obrist Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Obrist Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obrist Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Rice Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
    • Mosier Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mosier Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier Cemetery
    • Mosier Pioneer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Mosier Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier Pioneer Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wish - Ham Cemetery.

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

  • Dallesport
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • City of The Dalles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
  • The Dalles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Chenoweth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chenoweth is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
  • Rowena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ortley ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ortley is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
  • Fairbanks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fairbanks is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Lyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Celilo Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Celilo Village is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
  • Endersby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Endersby is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endersby
  • Wishram
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Boyd is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rice ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rice is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Klickitat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dufur
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Dufur is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dufur <5>
    • Mosier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Mosier is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <5>
    • Appleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahkiacus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
    • Centerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Biggs Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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 Wish - Ham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Klickitat County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wish - Ham Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bingen
    • Bingen lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Wish - Ham Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bingen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
  • Dufur
    • Dufur lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Wish - Ham Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dufur.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufur
  • Mosier
    • Mosier lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Wish - Ham Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mosier.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
  • White Salmon

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Wish - Ham Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Klickitat 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 Wish - Ham Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1528266  (Wish-Ham Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1528266 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: Klickitat
      • Est. Elev: 71 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: The Dalles North
      • Location given for Wish-Ham Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.631232     Lon: -121.1506261
      • 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 Klickitat, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wish - Ham 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.