A visit to the Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park:
32.5965, -85.4608
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Park is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies just to the northeast of the Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Westwood Drive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Chamlee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chamlee Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamlee Cemetery
- Garden Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Garden Hills Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills Cemetery
- The Garden Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garden Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22950 <5>
- Rosemere Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosemere Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemere Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Farmville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Farmville Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmville Cemetery is located in the vicinity of The Bottle
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Daniel - Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ridge Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove Cemetery
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Pierce Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Elam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Elam Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elam Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Auburn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ridgewood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- The Bottle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Beauregard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Opelika
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gwen Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Chewacla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Loachapoka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Society Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Notasulga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marvyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roxana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Prince Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Cusseta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Hugley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Liberty City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Tuskegee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bleecker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Camp Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Camp Hill
- Notasulga
- Opelika
- Tuskegee
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122644 (Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122644 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Lee
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Auburn
- Location given for Memorial Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5965238 Lon: -85.4607818
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |