A visit to the Garden of Memories ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Garden of Memories. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Garden of Memories (FG ID #72022)
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 Garden of Memories ...
The Garden of Memories is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
The cemetery is located in Hillsborough County<2>.
While not adjacent, to the northeast is the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park. To the east is the Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the northeast of The Garden of Memories is the Orange Hill Cemetery.
Although not adjacent, there are 3 cemeteries that are nearby to the Garden of Memories. See below for details.
Name Variations for Garden of Memories ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Garden of Memories.
Garden of Memories has also been known as:
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
- Tampa Garden of Memories
- Tampa Garden of Memories 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 ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- American Legion Cemetery
- Beth Israel Cemetery
- Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
- Centro Espanol Cemetery
- Commemorative Cemetery
- The Commemorative Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commemorative Cemetery
- Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
- La Unione Italiana Cemetery
- Lake Carroll Cemetery
- The Lake Carroll Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carroll Cemetery
- Limona Cemetery
- Loving Care Cemetery
- The Loving Care Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Care Cemetery
- Marti Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Memorial Park
- The Memorial Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Robles Cemetery
- The Robles Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robles Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Showmans Rest Cemetery
- Sunset Gardens Cemetery
- The Sunset Gardens Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Garden of Memories.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bungalow City
- Bungalow City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungalow City
- Carroll City Center
- Carroll City Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll City Center
- Carroll City
- Carroll City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll City
- Catherine City
- Catherine City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine City
- Central Village
- Central Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Citrus Park
- Citrus Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
- Clair-Mel City
- Clair-Mel City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair-Mel City
- College Village
- College Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Courier City
- Courier City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courier City
- Del Rio
- Del Rio is located in Hillsborough County
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- Evelyn City
- Evelyn City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn City
- Forest Hills Village
- Forest Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Village
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Martin Luther King Village
- Maudot Village
- Maudot Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maudot Village
- Meadowood Village
- Meadowood Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Montana City
- Montana City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana City
- Palm River Estates
- Palm River Estates is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River Estates
- Palm River Village
- Palm River Village is located in Hillsborough County
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- Palm River
- Palm River is located in Hillsborough County
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- Park City
- Park City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Poinsettia Village
- Poinsettia Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsettia Village
- Richardsons Village
- Richardsons Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsons Village
- Rustic Village
- Rustic Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Village
- Shadowlawn Village
- Shadowlawn Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn Village
- Silva City
- Silva City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva City
- Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Tampa
- Temple Terrace
- Terrace Village
- Terrace Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Village
- University Village
- University Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Wellswood
- West Tampa
- Ybor City
- Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
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. The following communities are located in Hillsborough County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garden of Memories.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Hillsborough 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 Garden of Memories:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #72022
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #294619 (Garden of Memories Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #294619 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: Hillsborough
- Est. Elev: 13 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tampa
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 Hillsborough, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garden of Memories) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |