Title Info: Colton Cemetery

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Introduction	The Colton Cemetery index lists individuals interred at the Colton Cemetery in Colton, Whitman County, Washington. Death dates on the markers range from 1879-2005. Index information about an individual may include name, birth date, birth place, death date, and names of family members. Index data was compiled by Maggie Rail, a member of the Washington State Cemetery Association who has transcribed over 400 cemeteries since 1993. Colton Cemetery is located at Lat: 47° 06' 53"N, Lon: 117° 22' 48W T19N R43E Sec 27 There are 207 individuals listed in this index. This index is in English. This index is open for research. Abbreviations used in this index: b. = born d/o = dau of h/o = husb of s/o = son of s/w = stone with s/w = stone with sss = shared surname stone w/o = wife of * = I found no marker FH = Funeral Home Notes from transcriber Maggie Rail, Aug 24, 2006, updated Sep 22, 2006: “To reach cemetery driving south then east on US Hwy 195, just as you enter Colton WA, turn right onto Union Street for 2 blocks, then right onto McKinley Street, past the high school. The cemetery will be on the south or left side of the street on the hillside. Address is McKinley St & Rimrock Rd.” “This cemetery was established in the late 1800s, not sure of the date, but the earliest listed death is John Standley in 1879. I found this cemetery in good condition. There are many older areas that could use a bit of TLC, but overall it was in good shape.” “There were illegible stones, but I found a few names when I compared my work with a previous reading done by Wes & Carrie Lartique, in Aug 21, 1973. Entries followed by an * asterisk are from their work, meaning I found no headstone or marker for them.” “I visited this cemetery on Jul 22, 2006 and read all existing and legible markers and stones, using a digital camera.”
Citation:	Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Colton Cemetery Index, Office of Secretary of State, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed]. Source: Index and transcription notes were donated to the Washington State Archives by Maggie Rail, Historical Records Project, February 2011.