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A visit to the Coral Ridge Gardens ...

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 Coral Ridge Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coral Ridge Gardens:

26.6809, -81.9151

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

The Coral Ridge Gardens is located in Lee County<2>.

The county seat for Lee County is located in Fort Myers. Fort Myers lies just to the southeast of the Coral Ridge Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Coral Ridge Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of the Coral Ridge Gardens.<4>

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

  • Prospect Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Frierson - Hendry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hendry Frierson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ft. Myers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Coral Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Coral Ridge Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Ridge Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71871 <5>
  • Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens
    • The Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72253 <5>
  • Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckingham Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckingham Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Buckingham
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71814 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Royal Palm Memorial Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Indian Springs Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Indian Springs Cemetery is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Cemetery
    • Koreshan Cemetery #2
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Koreshan Cemetery #2 is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koreshan Cemetery #2
      • The Koreshan Cemetery #2 has also been known as:
      • Koreshan Unity Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72157 <5>
    • Lehigh Memorial Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Lehigh Memorial Park is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh Memorial Park
    • Alva Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
    • Sanibel Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Captiva Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Captiva Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captiva Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Captiva Cemetery is located in Captiva.
      • The Captiva Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chapel by the Sea Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961480 <5>
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Coral Ridge Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coral Ridge Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Palmona Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Palmona Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmona Park
  • Lochmoor Waterway Estates
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • North Fort Myers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Myers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Suncoast Estates
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Suncoast Estates is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncoast Estates
  • Samville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Samville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samville
  • East Dunbar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Dunbar is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dunbar
  • Slater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Slater is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
  • Tice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Whiskey Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Whiskey Creek is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Creek
  • Pine Manor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pine Manor is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Manor
  • Page Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Page Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Park
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Morse Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Morse Shores is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Shores
    • Cape Coral
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • McGregor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • McGregor is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • Matlacha Isles - Matlacha Shores
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cypress Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Cypress Lake is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lake
    • Villas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Villas is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
    • Matlacha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Biggar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fort Myers Shores
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Fort Myers Shores is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Myers Shores
    • Upcohall ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Upcohall is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upcohall
    • Burnt Store Marina
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Burnt Store Marina is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Store Marina
    • Iona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Iona is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
    • Harlem Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Harlem Heights is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Heights
    • Buckingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Buckingham is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham

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 Coral Ridge Gardens. The following communities are located in Lee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Coral Ridge Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Coral Ridge Gardens:

  • 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 Coral Ridge Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #298551  (Coral Ridge Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #298551 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: Lee
      • Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fort Myers NW
      • Location given for Coral Ridge Gardens:
      • Lat: 26.6809043     Lon: -81.915087
      • 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coral Ridge Gardens) 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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