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A visit to the Florida National 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 Florida National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Florida National Cemetery (FG ID #109404)

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 Florida National Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   28.6070°   (28° 36' 25")

Lon:   -82.2145°   (-82° 12' 52")

The Florida National Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.

The county seat for Sumter County is located in Bushnell. Bushnell lies just to the east northeast of the Florida National Cemetery .

Name Variations for Florida National 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.

Florida National Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Bushnell National 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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Florida National Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bay Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bay Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Matchett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matchett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matchett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Matchett Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Church Cemetery is located in Hernando County
  • Long Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Memorial Cemetery is located in Hernando County
  • Lake Lindsey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Lindsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lake Lindsey Cemetery is located in Hernando County
  • Trilby Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Trilby Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Stewart Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stewart Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Tema Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tema Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tema Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tema Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frazier Cemetery is located in Citrus County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Williams Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Citrus County
    • Brooksville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Hill of Rest Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill of Rest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill of Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill of Rest Cemetery is located in Citrus County
    • Linden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Linden Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Citrus County
    • Hope Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Lakes Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Lakes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Lakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Twin Lakes Cemetery is located in Hernando County

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 Florida National Cemetery.

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

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 Florida National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Florida National Cemetery:

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 Florida National Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2059223  (Florida National Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2059223 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Saint Catherine
    • County: Sumter         Elev: 21
    • Location given for GNIS #2059223 (Florida National Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #109404

The official website for Sumter County: www.bocc.co.sumter.fl.us/

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

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 Sumter, 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 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 Florida National Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.6070, Longitude: -82.2145    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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