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A visit to the Chapel Hill Memory Garden ...

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 Chapel Hill Memory Garden ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chapel Hill Memory Garden:

30.3361, -81.5240

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chapel Hill Memory Garden can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Chapel Hill Memory Garden is located in Duval County<2>.

The county seat for Duval County is located in Jacksonville. Jacksonville lies just to the west of the Chapel Hill Memory Garden .

Open a Google Map centered on the Chapel Hill Memory Garden.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chapel Hill Memory Garden.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chapel Hill Memory Garden, with the nearest first.

  • Gilmore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
  • Cosmo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Cosmo Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmo Cemetery
  • Arlington Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Arlington Park Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arlington Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Arlington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71737 <5>
  • Tillotson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Tillotson Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillotson Cemetery
  • Rain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rain Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Cemetery
  • Parsons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Parsons Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
  • Arlington Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sammis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Sammis Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammis Cemetery
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pablo Mayport Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Pablo Mayport Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pablo Mayport Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pablo Mayport Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Mayport.
    • The Pablo Mayport Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mayport Cemetery
    • Pablo Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72234 <5>
  • Chapel Hills Memory Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • The Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Temple Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71953 <5>
    • City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The City Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
    • Warren Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Warren Smith Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Smith Cemetery
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
    • Dunn Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dunn Creek Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Creek Cemetery
    • Pickett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Talbot Island Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Chapel Hill Memory Garden.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chapel Hill Memory Garden, with the nearest first:

  • Sans Pareil
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
  • Arlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Arlington is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Greenfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenfield is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • San Pablo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • San Pablo is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
  • Saint Nicholas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
  • Mayport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayport is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayport
  • Talleyrand
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Talleyrand is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
  • Bowden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowden is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
  • Neptune Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Atlantic Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • San Marco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • San Marco is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
  • Jacksonville Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
    • Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
    • Pablo Beach
    • Ruby
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Polly Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Polly Town is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
    • Jacksonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Brooklyn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Brooklyn is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Ponte Vedra Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ponte Vedra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ponte Vedra is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponte Vedra
    • Magnolia Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
    • Loretto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Loretto is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Garden City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Garden City is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Palm Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
    • Sawgrass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawgrass is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
    • Biscayne Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Biscayne Village is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village

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 Chapel Hill Memory Garden. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Duval County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chapel Hill Memory Garden.

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 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 Chapel Hill Memory Garden:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Duval 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 Chapel Hill Memory Garden:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #280303  (Chapel Hill Memory Garden)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #280303 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: Duval
      • Est. Elev: 14 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Arlington
      • Location given for Chapel Hill Memory Garden:
      • Lat: 30.3360734     Lon: -81.5239787
      • 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 Duval, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chapel Hill Memory Garden) 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.