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A visit to the Memory Gardens Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Memory Gardens Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Memory Gardens Cemetery (FG ID #8157)

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 Memory Gardens Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memory Gardens Cemetery

Lat:   38.0075°   (38° 0' 27")

Lon:   -122.0385°   (-122° 2' 18")

The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County<2>.

The county seat for Contra Costa County is located in Martinez. Martinez lies just to the west of the Memory Gardens Cemetery .

Name Variations for Memory Gardens Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Memory Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Memory Gardens Memorial Park

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Memory Gardens Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memory Gardens Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
  • Alhambra Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alhambra Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alhambra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alhambra Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
  • Oakmont Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakmont Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakmont Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakmont Memorial Park is located in Contra Costa County
  • Oakmount Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Queen of Heaven Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
  • Queen of Haven Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Haven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queen of Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Queen of Haven Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
  • St. Dominics Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dominics Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dominics Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Dominics Cemetery is located in Solano County
  • Military Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Military Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Military Cemetery is located in Solano County
  • Benicia City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benicia City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benicia City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Benicia City Cemetery is located in Solano County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benicia City Cemetery is located in Benicia.
  • Lafayette Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafayette Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafayette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memory Gardens Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memory Gardens Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Memory Gardens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Contra Costa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memory Gardens Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Memory Gardens Cemetery:

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 Memory Gardens Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #228491  (Memory Gardens Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #228491 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Vine Hill
    • County: Contra Costa         Elev: 18
    • Location given for GNIS #228491 (Memory Gardens Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #8157

The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.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 Contra Costa, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Memory Gardens Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0075, Longitude: -122.0385    
<4>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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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