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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens (FG ID #72253)

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 Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens

Lat:   26.5981°   (26° 35' 53")

Lon:   -81.8821°   (-81° 52' 55")

The Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens is located in Lee County<2>.

The county seat for Lee County is located in Fort Myers. Fort Myers lies just to the north of the Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens .

Name Variations for Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens ...

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.

Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens has also been known as:

  • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
  • Memorial Gardens

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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens:

  • 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 Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens 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 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Whiskey Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Creek
      • Whiskey Creek is located in Lee County
    • Pine Manor
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Manor
      • Pine Manor is located in Lee County
    • Page Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Park
      • Page Park is located in Lee County
    • Fort Myers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • McGregor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
      • McGregor is located in Lee County
    • Villas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
      • Villas is located in Lee County
    • Lochmoor Waterway Estates
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lochmoor Waterway Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochmoor Waterway Estates
      • Lochmoor Waterway Estates is located in Lee County
    • East Dunbar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dunbar
      • East Dunbar is located in Lee County
    • Cape Coral
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypress Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lake
      • Cypress Lake is located in Lee County
    • North Fort Myers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Biggar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Harlem Heights
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Heights
        • Harlem Heights is located in Lee County
      • Tice
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Palmona Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmona Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmona Park
        • Palmona Park is located in Lee County
      • Iona
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
        • Iona is located in Lee County
      • Forest Island Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Island Park
        • Forest Island Park is located in Lee County
      • Morse Shores
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Shores
        • Morse Shores is located in Lee County
      • Samville ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Samville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samville
        • Samville is located in Lee County
      • Suncoast Estates
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suncoast Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncoast Estates
        • Suncoast Estates is located in Lee County
      • Shell Point Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point Village
        • Shell Point Village is located in Lee County
      • Truckland ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truckland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckland
        • Truckland is located in Lee County
      • Gateway
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
        • Gateway is located in Lee County
      • Slater
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
        • Slater is located in Lee County
      • Fort Myers Beach
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • San Carlos Park
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos Park
        • San Carlos Park is located in Lee County
      • Three Oaks
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
        • Three Oaks is located in Lee County
      • Buckingham
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
        • Buckingham 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 Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Lee County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens.<7>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Frierson - Hendry Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hendry Frierson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendry Frierson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Calvary Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ft. Myers Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Coral Ridge Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coral Ridge Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    • Coral Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
    • Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    • Lee Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Buckingham Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Koreshan Cemetery #2
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • 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 <1>
      • Johnson Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lehigh Memorial Park
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehigh Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lehigh Memorial Park is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehigh Memorial Park
      • Sanibel Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alva Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Captiva Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Captiva Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Captiva Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Captiva Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961480 <1>
      • Bonita Springs Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Royal Palm Memorial Gardens
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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

    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 Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Records ...
    • GNIS ID #286701  (Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: GNIS record #286701 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: Fort Myers SW
      • County: Lee         Elev: 4
      • Location given for GNIS #286701 (Memorial Gardens)
    • GNIS ID #298550  (Fort Myers Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: GNIS record #298550 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: Fort Myers SW
      • County: Lee         Elev: 3
      • Location given for GNIS #298550 (Fort Myers Memorial Gardens)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #72253

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

    The official website for State of Florida: 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 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.5981, Longitude: -81.8821    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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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