Cemeteries
Cemeteries at findagrave
The IOOF Cemetery in
Fossil. (Photo No. wheDA0075) Photographer citation: Gary
Halvorson, Oregon State Archives
Source: "Oregon Cemetery Survey", published by the Oregon Department of Transportation in 1978
| CEMETERY NAME | INTERNMENTS | SIZE (ACRES) | CONDITION | LOCATION |
| Caleb | Not listed | Not Listed | Not Listed | 13.2 miles east of Mitchell-Ochoco Hwy on north side of Mountain Creek |
| Haystack | 25-100 | Not listed | 4 | East of Spray near Heppner Hwy, 1 1/2 miles east of the highway at milepost 36.2 |
| IOOF | 100-500 | Adjacent Counties | 4 | South boundary of Fossil |
| Masonic | 25-100 | Adjacent Counties | 4 | 1 mile north of Fossil |
| Mitchell (Lower) aka IOOF | 100-500 | 3 | 4 | West of Mitchell |
| Mitchell (Upper) | 25-100 | 2 | 4 | East of Mitchell |
| Richmond | 25-100 | 0.4 | 5 | 17.6 miles outside of Richmond on Hwy 207 from Mitchell |
| Spray | 0-25 | Not listed | 5 | 1 mile west of Spray off Waterman Flat Road |
| West Branch | 25-100 | 1.5 | 4 | On road between Prineville & Mitchell (near Mitchell); 10 miles west of Mitchell on Ochoco Hwy then 2.8 miles up West Branch Road, then 1 mile off that road |
| Winlock | 25-100 | Adjacent Counties | 5 | Southeast of Fossil |
| (no name known) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | 7.6 miles south of Fossil on Shaniko-Fossil Hwy then 1 mile east on Pine Creek Road |
| (no name known) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | 2.4 miles north of Twickenham near Rowe Cr. |
| (no name known) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Bridge Creek Road - 5.2 miles northwest of Ochoco Hwy on Bridge Creek Road |
| (no name known) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | 1 mile east of Old Frizzell Ranch - 7 miles north of Mitchell on Hwy 207 then 1 mile east |
| (no name known) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | 2 1/2 miles east of Antone on Spanish Gulch |
Burial Listings
| Cemetery Name | Additional Description |
|---|---|
| Byrd | There are several unmarked graves in this cemetery. Across the John Day River, which runs through this area, is Byrd's Point, a well-known landmark |
| Caleb | - |
| Camp Watson | Camp Watson was named for Lt. Stephen Watson, Co. B,
1st Calvary. He is buried in Ft. Vancouver, Washington. Most of the graves are those of sholdiers who were killed in Indian skirmishes in the 1860's. Markers were put in place in 1932 by VFW |
| Carroll (Bridge Creek) | - |
| Old Fossil (Masonic) Cemetery | - |
| Fopiano Ranch (Waterman) | |
Cemeteries not listed above |
| Antone Cemetery Located at Spanish Gulch MITCHELL, WHEELER COUNTY, OREGON T13S R25E S6 |
Cemeteries listed in the GNISCaleb CemeteryCamp Watson Cemetery Fossil IOOF Cemetery Haystack Cemetery Lower Mitchell Cemetery Mary Waterman Grave Masonic Cemetery Mitchell Cemetery Richmond Cemetery Spanish Gulch Cemetery Spray Cemetery West Branch Cemetery Winlock Cemetery |
Additional sites listing cemeteriesWheeler County Cemetery Search Results from Find A GraveBillion Graves search by name only The Tombstone Transcription Project Wheeler Co ~ Does not contain up to date information Oregon Gravestones.org Contains no Wheeler cemeteries |
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