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The cemetery is located in Thornton, Whitman County, Washington.
To reach cemetery driving north on Hwy 195 from Steptoe, it is about 8+ miles, or south of the Rosalia Rest area about 4.5 miles. Turn west onto Ralph Henning Road. Cemetery will be on your left shortly after the turn.
This cemetery was originally established on Feb 01, 1911, by the IOOF lodge and known as the IOOF Cemetery. Earliest death date is in 1896, meaning there was a burial site before it was officially registered. Today it is known simply as the Thornton Cemetery.