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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Desert Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Desert Memorial Park (FG ID #188858)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Desert Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Desert Memorial Park

Lat:   33.8183°   (33° 49' 5")

Lon:   -116.4418°   (-116° 26' 30")

The Desert Memorial Park is located in Riverside County<2>.

The county seat for Riverside County is located in Riverside. Riverside lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<3> to the west of the Desert Memorial Park .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Desert Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Riverside County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Desert Memorial Park itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Desert Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Desert Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Cathedral City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Thousand Palms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rancho Mirage
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Palm Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Palm Desert
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sky Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Wells
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Garnet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
      • Garnet is located in Riverside County
    • Palm Desert Country
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Desert Country have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Desert Country
      • Palm Desert Country is located in Riverside County
    • North Palm Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Desert Hot Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bermuda Dunes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • La Quinta
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • White Water
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Water have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Water
        • White Water is located in Riverside County
      • Alpine Village
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
        • Alpine Village is located in Riverside County
      • Indio
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indio
        • Indio is located in Riverside County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,919 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indio <4>
      • Bonnie Bell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Bell
        • Bonnie Bell is located in Riverside County
      • Pinyon Pines
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinyon Pines
        • Pinyon Pines is located in Riverside County

    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 Desert Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Riverside County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Desert Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 9 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Desert Memorial Park.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Desert Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Coachella Valley Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coachella Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coachella Valley Cemetery is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coachella Valley Cemetery
    • Toro Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Toro Cemetery is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toro Cemetery
    • Mountain Valley Memorial Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Valley Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain Valley Memorial Park is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Valley Memorial Park
    • Martinez Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martinez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martinez Cemetery is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martinez Cemetery
    • Sunnyslope Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyslope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyslope Cemetery
    • Sunnyslope Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyslope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyslope Cemetery
    • San Jacinto Valley Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Chemehuevi Indian Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chemehuevi Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chemehuevi Indian Cemetery is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chemehuevi Indian Cemetery
    • Twentynine Palms Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Twentynine Palms Cemetery is located in San Bernardino County
      • The Twentynine Palms Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Twentynine Palms Public Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twentynine Palms Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8412 <1>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Desert Memorial Park:

    The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

    The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Riverside, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Desert Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8183, Longitude: -116.4418    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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