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A visit to the Captiva Cemetery ...


We aren't confident of the location of the Captiva Cemetery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Captiva Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Captiva Cemetery (FG ID #1961480)

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 Captiva Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Captiva Cemetery has been estimated.

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

Lat:   26.5206°   (26° 31' 14")

Lon:   -82.1926°   (-82° 11' 33")

The cemetery is located in Lee County<3>.

As an estimate, the Captiva Cemetery is located in Captiva.

The county seat for Lee County is located in Fort Myers. Fort Myers lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the east northeast of the Captiva Cemetery .

Name Variations for Captiva 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.

Captiva Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Chapel by the Sea Cemetery

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.

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 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 Captiva Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Lee 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 Captiva Cemetery 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 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Captiva Cemetery.

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

    • Captiva
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captiva
      • Captiva is located in Lee County
    • Pineland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
      • Pineland is located in Lee County
    • Saint James City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Flamingo Bay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flamingo Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Bay
      • Flamingo Bay is located in Lee County
    • Pine Island Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island Center have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Center
      • Pine Island Center is located in Lee County
    • Cayo Costa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Matlacha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pineland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sanibel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Punta Rassa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punta Rassa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punta Rassa
      • Punta Rassa is located in Lee County
    • Matlacha Isles - Matlacha Shores
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shell Point Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point Village
      • Shell Point Village is located in Lee County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Bokeelia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Truckland ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truckland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckland
        • Truckland is located in Lee County
      • Iona
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
        • Iona is located in Lee County
      • Cape Coral
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Boca Grande
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Fort Myers Beach
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Harlem Heights
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Heights
        • Harlem Heights is located in Lee County
      • McGregor
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
        • McGregor is located in Lee 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 Captiva Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lee County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Captiva Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Sanibel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coral Ridge Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Coral Ridge Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coral Ridge Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cape Coral.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coral Ridge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71871 <2>
    • Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens is located in Lee County
      • The Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      • Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72253 <2>
    • Coral Ridge Gardens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coral Ridge Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coral Ridge Gardens is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coral Ridge Gardens
    • Frierson - Hendry Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hendry Frierson Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendry Frierson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hendry Frierson Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendry Frierson Cemetery
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Koreshan Cemetery #2
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Koreshan Cemetery #2 is located in Lee County
      • The Koreshan Cemetery #2 has also been known as:
      • Koreshan Unity Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koreshan Cemetery #2
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72157 <2>
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Calvary Gardens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ft. Myers Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Johnson Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery
      • Indian Springs Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Indian Springs Cemetery is located in Charlotte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Springs Cemetery
      • Crest Lawn Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Crest Lawn Cemetery is located in Collier County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crest Lawn Cemetery
      • Naples Memorial Gardens
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lee Memorial Park
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Royal Palm Memorial Gardens
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Royal Palm Memorial Gardens is located in Charlotte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens
      • Bonita Springs Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

    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 Captiva Cemetery:

    The official website for Lee County: www.lee-county.com/

    The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <2>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.
    <3>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.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Captiva Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.5206, Longitude: -82.1926    
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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