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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 of Memories Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   28.6064°   (28° 36' 23")

Lon:   -82.0458°   (-82° 2' 44")

The Garden of Memories Cemetery is located in Sumter County<1>.

The county seat for Sumter County is located in Bushnell. Bushnell lies just to the northwest of the Garden of Memories Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 of Memories Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Sumter 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 Garden of Memories Cemetery 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Garden of Memories Cemetery.

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

    • Webster
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Tarrytown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
    • Linden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
    • Mabel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
    • Center Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucker Womans Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
    • Bushnell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mascotte
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sumterville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ridge Manor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wahoo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
    • Lacoochee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Groveland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Trilby
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Moss Town
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
        • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Lake Panasoffkee
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Okahumpka
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Adamsville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
        • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Bay Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
        • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Coleman
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Nobleton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Istachatta
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Whitney
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
        • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Hill 'n Dale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
        • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Montclair
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montclair have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
        • Montclair is located in Lake 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 Garden of Memories 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 Garden of Memories Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Garden of Memories Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Stewart Chapel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stewart Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Chapel Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery
    • Linden Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Linden Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linden Cemetery
    • Matchett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matchett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Matchett Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matchett Cemetery
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden is located in Sumter County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden is located outside and to the east of Bushnell.
      • The St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden has also been known as:
      • St. Francis Memorial Garden
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2736557 <7>
    • Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
    • Tema Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tema Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tema Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tema Cemetery
    • Merritt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Merritt Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
    • Cool Spring Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cool Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cool Spring Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Wild Cow Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Cow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wild Cow Cemetery is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Cow Cemetery
      • Mascotte Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mascotte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mascotte Cemetery is located in Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mascotte Cemetery
      • Sumterville Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sumterville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sumterville Cemetery is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumterville Cemetery
      • Florida National Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Fender Family Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fender Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fender Family Cemetery is located in Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fender Family Cemetery
      • Empire Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Empire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Empire Cemetery is located in Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Empire Cemetery
      • Woods - Boyd Family Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods - Boyd Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woods - Boyd Family Cemetery is located in Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods - Boyd Family Cemetery
      • Dukes Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dukes Cemetery is located in Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dukes Cemetery

    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 Garden of Memories Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2419656  (Garden of Memories Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2419656 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: Webster
      • County: Sumter         Elev: 30
      • Location given for GNIS #2419656 (Garden of Memories Cemetery)

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

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Garden of Memories Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.6064, Longitude: -82.0458    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.
    <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>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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