About Nez Perce Cemetery
Nez Perce Cemetery is a church cemetery near Coulee Dam, Okanogan County, Washington. It lies about 14 mi south of Coulee Dam. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Chief Joseph. The nearest funeral home we know of is Strate Funeral Home in Grand Coulee, about 16 mi away. It is one of 34 cemeteries we list in Okanogan County, and 5 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 9 of the 34 listings in Okanogan County have a phone number or website on record.
Nez Perce Cemetery, active, traditional Nez Perce cemetery. It is primary active cemetery for Joseph band and members enrolled on Umatilla and Nez Perce reservations. Holds the remains of participants in the Nez Perce Flight of 1877.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Coulee Dam. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Nez Perce Cemetery
- Chief Joseph1840-190419th-century Native American leader
People whose Wikidata entry gives Nez Perce 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
48.16876, -118.97761
What Nez Perce 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
- Chief Joseph CemeteryCoulee Dam, WACemetery0.0 mi
- Little Nespelem CemeteryCoulee Dam, WACemetery3.0 mi
- Clark Family CemeteryCoulee Dam, WAFamily cemetery3.3 mi
- Simpson Family Cemetery.Coulee Dam, WAFamily cemetery5.7 mi
- Stoakin Family CemeteryCoulee Dam, WAFamily cemetery6.4 mi
- Covington Family CemeteryCoulee Dam, WAFamily cemetery12 mi
- Kartar CemeteryOkanogan, WAChurch cemetery14 mi
Funeral homes near Nez Perce Cemetery
- Strate Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Grand Coulee · (509) 633-1111
- Okanogan County Crematory19 miCremation provider · Okanogan · (509) 422-2353
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