About Idlewilde Cemetery
Idlewilde Cemetery is a cemetery near Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon. It lies about 0.9 mi north of Hood River. The grounds sit at about 528 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including William L. Adams, Charles Alexander Schetky and Elwin Lincoln House. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1133147. The nearest other listed cemetery is County Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon, about 3.2 mi away. It is one of 19 cemeteries we list in Hood River County, and 18 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Hood River. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Idlewilde Cemetery
Among them: 1 journalist, 1 writer.
- William L. Adams1821-1906American writer
- Charles Alexander Schetky1827-1927
- Elwin Lincoln House1861-1932American cleric and writer
- Herbert Hoover III1927-2010Grandson of U.S. president Henry Hoover
People whose Wikidata entry gives Idlewilde Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
45.69202, -121.52530
What Idlewilde 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.
Nearby cemeteries
- County CemeteryHood River, ORMunicipal cemetery0.5 mi
- Hood River County CemeteryHood River, ORMunicipal cemetery0.5 mi
- Saint Mary's CemeteryHood River, ORCemetery0.5 mi
- Mountain View Memorial CemeteryHood River, ORCemetery0.5 mi
- Saint Mark the Evangelist Church ColumbariumHood River, ORChurch cemetery1.0 mi
- Cushman's Pasture CemeteryHood River, ORCemetery1.9 mi
- Frankton CemeteryHood River, ORCemetery2.0 mi
- Pine Grove Butte CemeteryOdell, ORCemetery2.9 mi
- Underwood CemeteryWhite Salmon, WACemetery3.3 mi
- Jackson Family CemeteryOdell, ORFamily cemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Idlewilde Cemetery
- Gardner Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · White Salmon · (509) 493-1323
- Gardner Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · White Salmon · (509) 493-1323
- Saint Willibrord Chapel16 miFuneral home · The Dalles · (541) 705-4343
- Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · The Dalles · (541) 296-3234
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