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A visit to the Jacksonville Memory Gardens ...

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 Jacksonville Memory Gardens ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jacksonville Memory Gardens

Lat:   29.9961°   (29° 59' 45")

Lon:   -81.6790°   (-81° 40' 44")

The Jacksonville Memory Gardens is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Green Cove Springs. Green Cove Springs lies just to the southwest of the Jacksonville Memory Gardens .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Jacksonville Memory Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jacksonville Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Holly Hill Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Hill Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Hill Memorial Park is located in Clay County
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Springbank Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springbank Cemetery
    • The Springbank Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Little Ruth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Ruth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Ruth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Ruth Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Penney Farms Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penney Farms Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penney Farms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Penney Farms Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Rideout Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rideout Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rideout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rideout Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Bakersville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bakersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bakersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bakersville Cemetery is located in Saint Johns County
  • Sampson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sampson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sampson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sampson Cemetery is located in Saint Johns County
  • Sloans Landing Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloans Landing Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sloans Landing Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Sloans Landing Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216571 <6>
  • Lofton's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lofton's Cemetery
    • The Lofton's Cemetery is located in Duval County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
      • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Moosehaven Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moosehaven Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Moosehaven Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Moosehaven Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264259 <6>
    • Middleburg Methodist Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleburg Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleburg Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middleburg Methodist Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Julington Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Julington Cemetery
      • The Julington Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • The Julington Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Julington Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Mandarin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mandarin Cemetery
      • The Mandarin Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Church of Our Savior Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jacksonville Memory Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacksonville Memory Gardens
      • The Jacksonville Memory Gardens is located in Clay County
      • The Jacksonville Memory Gardens has also been known as:
      • Jacksonville Memory Garden
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Clay County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jacksonville Memory Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jacksonville Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Green Cove Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Penney Farms
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fruit Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Saint Johns
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Doctors Inlet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Asbury Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
    • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
  • Lakeside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lakeside is located in Clay County
  • Mandarin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mandarin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
    • Mandarin is located in Duval County
  • Orange Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Tocoi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
  • Loretto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Duval County
  • Middleburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
    • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace is located in Clay County
  • Bostwick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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 Jacksonville Memory Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jacksonville Memory Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Jacksonville Memory Gardens:

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 Jacksonville Memory Gardens:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #298063  (Jacksonville Memory Gardens)
    • Note: GNIS record #298063 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: Green Cove Springs
    • County: Clay         Elev: 5
    • Location given for GNIS #298063 (Jacksonville Memory Gardens)

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountygov.com/

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

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 Clay, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Jacksonville Memory Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9961, Longitude: -81.6790       In this case, the coordinates for the Jacksonville Memory Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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