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A visit to the Astor Park Cemetery ...

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 Astor Park Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Astor Park Cemetery:

29.1558, -81.5756

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Astor Park Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Astor Park Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Lake County is located in Tavares. Tavares lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Astor Park Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Astor Park Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Astor Park Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lungren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
  • Long Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
  • Shockley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Shockley Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockley Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Pierson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #198064 <5>
  • Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Midway Methodist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Midway Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Methodist Church Cemetery
    • The Midway Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barbersville Cemetery
    • Barberville Cemetery
    • Midway Methodist Cemetery
  • Purdom Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Purdom Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdom Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
    • The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Pierson Methodist Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Causey Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Causey Family Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey Family Cemetery
  • Ponceannah Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Ponceannah Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponceannah Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
      • The Roberts Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trinity UMC Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
      • The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John's Missionary Church Cemetery
    • Seville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Seville Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Seville Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Seville.
    • Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery is located in Seville.
    • Altoona Hinson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood African-American Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Glenwood African-American Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood African-American Cemetery
      • The Glenwood African-American Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Church Street Cemetery
      • Glenwood Black Cemetery
    • Cone Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cone Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone Cemetery
    • Braddock Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Braddock Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Braddock Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Seville.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Astor Park Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Astor Park Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Astor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Volusia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Volusia is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
  • Emporia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Pierson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Barberville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pittman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
  • Paisley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Acron ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Acron is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
  • Lake Kathryn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
  • Seville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Altoona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • De Leon Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Glenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Georgetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Umatilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Salt Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Lakes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Beresford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • West De Land
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • De Land Southwest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest
    • De Land
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • North De Land
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • North De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North De Land
    • Crescent City Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Electra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra

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 Astor Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Astor Park Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Astor Park Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Lake 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 Astor Park Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2380992  (Astor Park Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2380992 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: Lake
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Astor
      • Location given for Astor Park Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.1558333     Lon: -81.5755556
      • 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 Florida's counties, including Lake, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Astor Park 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>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.
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