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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 ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens:

28.0211, -81.9151

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

The Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens.<4>

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

  • Tiger Flowers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Stephenson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Malloy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Oak Hill Burial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Hill Burial Park is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Burial Park
    • 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 <5>
  • Medulla Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Fitzgerald Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Seward Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Carpenters Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Serenity Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <5>
    • New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 <5>
    • Glover Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 <5>
    • Auburndale Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 <5>
    • Collins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Springhead Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <5>
    • Auburndale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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 <5>

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 based on their distance from Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Eaton Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Crystal Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Acton ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Acton is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
  • Combee Settlement
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
  • Lakeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeland Highlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
  • Highland City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kossuthville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kossuthville is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuthville
  • Fussels Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fussels Corner is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussels Corner
  • Medulla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Medulla is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
  • Winston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Winston is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
  • Lyle Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Corner
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Jan-Phyl Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jan-Phyl Village is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jan-Phyl Village
    • Gibsonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Gordonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gordonville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
    • Auburndale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Mulberry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Armour ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Armour is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Inwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Inwood is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Kathleen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Fox Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
    • Bartow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Connersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Connersville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
    • Eagle Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Eloise
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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.

  • Auburndale
  • Bartow
    • Bartow lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bartow.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
  • Highland City
  • Lakeland
  • Mulberry

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 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 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
      • Location given for Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 28.0211328     Lon: -81.9150817
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <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.