About Mitchell Cemetery
Mitchell Cemetery is a cemetery near Fossil, Wheeler County, Oregon. It lies about 30 mi north of Fossil. The grounds sit at about 2,956 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1154537. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lower Mitchell Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the west. It is one of 13 cemeteries we list in Wheeler County, and 2 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fossil. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
44.56475, -120.14317
What Mitchell Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
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