A visit to the Griffin Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Griffin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Griffin Cemetery (FG ID #72061)
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 Griffin Cemetery ...
The Griffin Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
Name Variations for Griffin Cemetery ...
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.
Griffin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galloway Cemetery
- Sleepy Hill 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:
- Carpenters Home Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Gapway Cemetery
- Garden of Peace Cemetery
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
- Hopewell Memorial Gardens
- Lakeland Memorial Gardens
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Malloy Cemetery
- Medulla Cemetery
- Memorial Park
- The Memorial Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
- New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
- Oak Hill Burial Park
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
- Serenity Gardens
- Socrum 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 <1>
- Tiger Flowers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Acton ‑ Historic
- Cedar Run
- Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Combee Settlement
- Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
- Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Springs
- Eaton Park
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussels Corner
- Gibsonia
- Gibsonia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
- Highland City
- Kathleen
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kings Village
- Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Knights
- Kossuthville
- Lakeland Highlands
- Lakeland
- Medulla
- Medulla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
- Plant City Heights
- Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
- Plant City
- South Plant City Farms
- South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
- Strawberry Village
- Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
- West Plant City
- West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
- Winston
- Winston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Woodfield Village
- Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
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 Griffin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal Springs
- Highland City
- Lakeland
- Plant City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Griffin Cemetery:
- 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 Griffin Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #72061
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #283447 (Griffin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #283447 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: 62 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lakeland
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 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 '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- Griffin Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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