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A visit to the Yemowat 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 Yemowat Cemetery ...

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

46.5473, -120.5742

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

The Yemowat Cemetery is located in Yakima County<2>.

The county seat for Yakima County is located in Yakima. Yakima lies just to the northeast of the Yemowat Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Yemowat Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of the Yemowat Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tahoma Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tahoma Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Cemetery
    • The Tahoma Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Yakima City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77081 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • West Hills Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Emeunot Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Emeunot Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeunot Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Sloutier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Sloutier Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloutier Cemetery
  • Saluskin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Saluskin Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluskin Cemetery
  • Terrace Heights Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Terrace Heights Memorial Park is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Terrace Heights Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Yakima.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #175171 <5>
  • Wah-Lal-La-Kite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Holland Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Wenas Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Wenas Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenas Cemetery
    • Yesmowit Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Yesmowit Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesmowit Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Zillah Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Colwash Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Colwash Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwash Cemetery
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Smina Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Smina Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smina Cemetery
    • Meninik Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Meninik Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meninik 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 Yemowat Cemetery.

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

  • Ahtanum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ahtanum is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahtanum
  • West Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Valley is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley
  • South Broadway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Broadway is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Broadway
  • Wiley City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wiley City is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley City
  • Union Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Yakima
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Yakima is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yakima
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yakima <6>
  • Fruitvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fruitvale is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
  • Summitview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Summitview is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitview
  • Parker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Parker is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Gromore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gromore is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gromore
  • Gleed
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Terrace Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Terrace Heights is also located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Selah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Selah is also located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selah <6>
    • Eschbach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Eschbach is also located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eschbach
    • Moxee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Moxee is also located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moxee <6>
    • Brownstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Harrah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Harrah is also located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrah <6>
    • Moxee City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Moxee City is also located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxee City
    • Wapato
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wapato is also located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapato
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapato <6>
    • Cowiche
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Yemowat Cemetery. The following communities are located in Yakima County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Naches
    • Naches lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Yemowat Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Naches.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naches
  • Selah
    • Selah lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Yemowat Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selah
  • Yakima

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 professional and volunteer 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 Yemowat Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Yakima 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 Yemowat Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1509663  (Yemowat Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1509663 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: Yakima
      • Est. Elev: 362 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Yakima West
      • Location given for Yemowat Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.5473484     Lon: -120.5742332
      • 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 Yakima, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Yemowat 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.