A visit to the Alva 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 Alva Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Alva Cemetery (FG ID #1967267).
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 Alva Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alva Cemetery:
26.7355, -81.6266
The Alva Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Fort Myers. Fort Myers lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Alva Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alva Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Alva Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alva Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buckingham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ft. Denaud Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ft. Denaud Cemetery is located in Hendry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Denaud Cemetery
- Lehigh Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Lehigh Memorial Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh Memorial Park
- Lee Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ft. Myers Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hendry Frierson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Frierson - Hendry Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Coral Ridge Gardens
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- The Coral Ridge Gardens is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Ridge Gardens
- Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ortona Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Royal Palm Memorial Gardens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coral Ridge Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Koreshan Cemetery #2
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
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 Alva Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alva Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alva
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Charleston Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olga
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olga is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Upcohall ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Myers Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Myers Shores is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Myers Shores
- Buckingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lehigh Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morse Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Morse Shores is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Shores
- La Belle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gateway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gateway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Port La Belle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Slater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Samville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Dunbar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Dunbar is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dunbar
- Suncoast Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Suncoast Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncoast Estates
- Palmona Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Palmona Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmona Park
- North Fort Myers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Myers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sears ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Felda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lochmoor Waterway Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Page Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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 Alva Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alva Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Myers
- La Belle
- North Fort Myers
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 professional and volunteer 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 Alva Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- 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 Alva Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1967267
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 Florida'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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alva Cemetery) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |