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A visit to the Joshua Creek Cemetery ...

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 Joshua Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Joshua Creek Cemetery:

27.1828, -81.8026

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

The Joshua Creek Cemetery is located in DeSoto County<2>.

The county seat for DeSoto County is located in Arcadia. Arcadia lies just to the northwest of the Joshua Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Joshua Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Joshua Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Joshua Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Lamp Grounds Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lamp Grounds Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamp Grounds Cemetery
  • Owens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Owens Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
  • Hull Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hull Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
  • Ogden Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ogden Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
  • Coker Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Coker Cemetery is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Cemetery
  • Ft. Ogden Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ft. Ogden Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Ogden Cemetery
  • Pine Level Campground Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Creek Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Cemetery
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Restlawn Memorial Gardens
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • The Restlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restlawn Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located in Port Charlotte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72510 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Royal Palm Memorial Gardens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitten Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Whitten Cemetery is located in Highlands County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Cemetery
    • Wauchula Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Wauchula Cemetery is located in Hardee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauchula Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wauchula Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Wauchula.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72732 <5>
    • Indian Springs Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Indian Springs Cemetery is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Cemetery
    • Prescott Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Prescott Cemetery is located in Highlands County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Cemetery
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Highlands County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Hardee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
    • Myakka Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • The Myakka Cemetery is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myakka Cemetery
    • Hart Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • The Hart Cemetery is located in Hardee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Joshua Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Joshua Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Arcadia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nocatee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fort Ogden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvinia ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Calvinia is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvinia
  • Harbour Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Harbour Heights is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Heights
  • Cleveland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleveland is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Harbor View
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Sandy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sandy is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Solana
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Solana is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana
  • Ona
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Crewsville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crewsville is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
  • Zolfo Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Port Charlotte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Charlotte Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fishermens Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Fishermens Village is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermens Village
    • Punta Gorda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Murdock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Charlotte Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Charlotte Park is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Park
    • Placid Lakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Placid Lakes is located in Highlands County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Lakes
    • Myakka City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wauchula
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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 Joshua Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeSoto County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Joshua Creek Cemetery.

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 either 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 Joshua Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to DeSoto 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 Joshua Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #294266  (Joshua Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #294266 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: DeSoto
      • Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Arcadia
      • Location given for Joshua Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 27.1828282     Lon: -81.8025821
      • 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 DeSoto, 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- Joshua Creek Cemetery) 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.
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