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A visit to the Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens ...

Introduction ...

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 Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens ...

The Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Auburndale Cemetery
    • The Auburndale Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale Cemetery
    • The Auburndale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lincoln Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266022 <2>
  • Auburndale Memorial Park
    • The Auburndale Memorial Park is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale Memorial Park
    • The Auburndale Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Auburndale Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71742 <2>
  • Carpenters Home Cemetery
  • Collins Cemetery
  • Fitzgerald Cemetery
  • Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
  • Glover Cemetery
    • The Glover Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
    • The Glover Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Thornhill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72037 <2>
  • Griffin Cemetery
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
    • The Griffin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Galloway Cemetery
    • Sleepy Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72061 <2>
  • Lakeview Cemetery
  • Malloy Cemetery
    • The Malloy Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malloy Cemetery
    • The Malloy Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Haskell Cemetery
    • Lake Hancock Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72221 <2>
  • Medulla Cemetery
    • The Medulla Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla Cemetery
    • The Medulla Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fitzgerald Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72250 <2>
  • New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The New Home Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Home Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lakeland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148053 <2>
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    • Oak Hill Burial Park
      • The Oak Hill Burial Park is located in Polk County
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      • The Oak Hill Burial Park has also been known as:
      • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Temple Emanuel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #183813 <2>
    • Prairie Cemetery
      • The Prairie Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
      • The Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bone Valley Cemetery
      • Fuller Heights Cemetery
      • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Shiloh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72484 <2>
    • Roselawn Cemetery
      • The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
      • The Roselawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Floyd Snook Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72541 <2>
    • Serenity Gardens
      • The Serenity Gardens is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Gardens
      • The Serenity Gardens has also been known as:
      • Trinity Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230366 <2>
    • Seward Family Cemetery
    • Springhead Cemetery
    • Stephenson Cemetery
      • The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
      • The Stephenson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morehead Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72660 <2>
    • Tiger Flowers Cemetery

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 Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Acton ‑ Historic
    • Acton is located in Polk County
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  • Armour ‑ Historic
    • Armour is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
  • Auburndale
  • Bartow
  • Combee Settlement
    • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
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  • Connersville
    • Connersville is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
  • Crystal Lake
    • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
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  • Eagle Lake
  • Eaton Park
  • Eloise
  • Fox Town
    • Fox Town is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
  • Fussels Corner
    • Fussels Corner is located in Polk County
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  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gibsonia
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Gordonville
      • Gordonville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
    • Highland City
    • Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Polk County
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    • Jan-Phyl Village
      • Jan-Phyl Village is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jan-Phyl Village
    • Kathleen
    • Kossuthville
      • Kossuthville is located in Polk County
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    • Lakeland Highlands
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Lakeland
    • Lyle Corner
      • Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
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    • Medulla
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Mulberry
    • Willow Oak
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
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    • Winston
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston

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 Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Polk County.

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

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 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 Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #307102  (Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #307102 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: Polk
      • Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lakeland

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <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 from Point A (ie- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens) 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.