About Olney Cemetery
Olney Cemetery is a cemetery near Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon. It lies about 1.2 mi northeast of Pendleton. The grounds sit at about 1,122 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Lee Moorhouse, William Cameron McKay and Roy W. Ritner. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1124991. The nearest other listed cemetery is Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery, about 4.7 mi to the southeast. The nearest mortuary we know of is Burns Mortuary of Pendleton in Pendleton, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 42 cemeteries we list in Umatilla County, and 7 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Pendleton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Olney Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist, 1 physician, 1 World War I veteran.
- Lee Moorhouse1850-1926Indian agent and photographer
- William Cameron McKay1824-1893Physician and military guide from Oregon.
- Roy W. Ritner1876-1942Oregon state legislator and farmer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Olney 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
45.65874, -118.80414
What Olney 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
- Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission CemeteryMission, ORPresbyterian cemetery4.7 mi
- Old Agency CemeteryMission, ORCemetery5.1 mi
- Skyview Memorial ParkPendleton, ORMemorial park5.5 mi
- McKay Creek CemeteryPendleton, ORCemetery5.7 mi
- Agency Indian CemeteryMission, ORCemetery6.5 mi
- Despain Gulch CemeteryPendleton, ORCemetery8.8 mi
- Saint Andrews Mission CemeteryMission, ORCemetery8.8 mi
- German CemeteryPendleton, ORCemetery10 mi
- Finland CemeteryMission, ORCemetery11 mi
- Greasewood CemeteryAthena, ORCemetery12 mi
Funeral homes near Olney Cemetery
- Burns Mortuary of Pendleton1.0 miMortuary · Pendleton · (541) 276-2331
- Bishop Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Pendleton
- Pendleton Pioneer Chapel1.4 miFuneral home · Pendleton · (541) 276-1221
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