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A visit to the Garden Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Garden Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   27.8936°   (27° 53' 36")

Lon:   -81.6009°   (-81° 36' 3")

The Garden Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Garden Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Garden Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Willow Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Lawn Cemetery
    • The Willow Lawn Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willow Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lake Wales.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273430 <5>
  • Friendship MB Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wahneta Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahneta Cemetery
    • The Wahneta Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • The Wahneta Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2339742 <5>
  • Biscuit Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biscuit Lake Cemetery
    • The Biscuit Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • The Biscuit Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Carson Cemetery
    • Carson Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168532 <5>
  • Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • The Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lake Buffum Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Church of Christ Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of Christ Cemetery
    • The Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Church of Christ Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eagle Lake.
    • The Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eagle Lake Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71920 <5>
  • Gandy Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gandy Cemetery
    • The Gandy Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gandy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bartow.
    • The Gandy Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Connersville Cemetery
    • Polk Lake Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72018 <5>
  • Fortner Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortner Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortner Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fortner Family Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • The Fortner Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Peace Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349899 <5>
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Eden Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • The Eden Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Little Eden Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71928 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Silver Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Hill Cemetery
      • The Silver Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Silver Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Silver Lake Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72619 <5>
    • Lakeside Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Inman Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman Cemetery
      • The Inman Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haines City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71985 <5>
    • Rolling Hills Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glover Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Cemetery
      • The Glover Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Glover Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Thornhill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72037 <5>
    • Shady Oaks Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Oaks Gardens
      • The Shady Oaks Gardens is located in Polk County
      • The Shady Oaks Gardens has also been known as:
      • Shady Oaks Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249931 <5>
    • Homeland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homeland Cemetery
      • The Homeland Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Homeland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215191 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garden Cemetery.

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

  • Lake Wales
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Highland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Highland Park is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Crooked Lake Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake Park
    • Crooked Lake Park is located in Polk County
  • Waverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
    • Hillcrest Heights is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Babson Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alturas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cypress Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wahneta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahneta
    • Wahneta is located in Polk County
  • Dundee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lake Garfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Garfield
    • Lake Garfield is located in Polk County
  • Cox Corner ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Corner
    • Cox Corner is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Nalcrest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Eloise
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Hamilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Roux Quarters ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roux Quarters. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roux Quarters
      • Roux Quarters is located in Polk County
    • Frostproof
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeshore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Winter Haven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Connersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
      • Connersville is located in Polk County
    • Gordonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
      • Gordonville is located in Polk County
    • Homeland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Oponys Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oponys Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oponys Town
      • Oponys Town is located in Polk County
    • Inwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Polk County
    • Jan-Phyl Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jan-Phyl Village
      • Jan-Phyl Village is located in Polk County
    • Bartow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Garden Cemetery. The following communities are located in Polk County.

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

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 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 Garden 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 Garden Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #282917  (Garden Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #282917 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: Lake Wales
    • County: Polk         Elev: 38
    • Location given for GNIS #282917 (Garden Cemetery)

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

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

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 Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Garden Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8936, Longitude: -81.6009       In this case, the coordinates for the Garden Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<7>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.




 

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