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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lake Wales Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lake Wales Cemetery (FG ID #72020)

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 Lake Wales Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lake Wales Cemetery

Lat:   27.8939°   (27° 53' 38")

Lon:   -81.6011°   (-81° 36' 3")

The Lake Wales Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Lake Wales Cemetery .

Establishment of the Lake Wales Cemetery ...

The Lake Wales Cemetery was established in 1914.

Name Variations for Lake Wales 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.

Lake Wales Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Pleasant Gardens 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lake Wales Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Polk County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Lake Wales Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lake Wales Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lake Wales Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Lake Wales
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Highland Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Crooked Lake Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake Park
      • Crooked Lake Park is located in Polk County
    • Waverly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hillcrest Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
      • Hillcrest Heights is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Babson Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alturas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cypress Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahneta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahneta
      • Wahneta is located in Polk County
    • Dundee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lake Garfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Garfield
      • Lake Garfield is located in Polk County
    • Cox Corner ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Corner
      • Cox Corner is located in Polk County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Nalcrest
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Eloise
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Hamilton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Roux Quarters ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roux Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roux Quarters
        • Roux Quarters is located in Polk County
      • Frostproof
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeshore
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Winter Haven
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Eagle Lake
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Connersville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
        • Connersville is located in Polk County
      • Gordonville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
        • Gordonville is located in Polk County
      • Homeland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Oponys Town ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oponys Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oponys Town
        • Oponys Town is located in Polk County
      • Inwood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
        • Inwood is located in Polk County
      • Jan-Phyl Village
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jan-Phyl Village
        • Jan-Phyl Village is located in Polk County
      • Bartow
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

    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 Lake Wales Cemetery. The following communities are located in Polk County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lake Wales Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Lake Wales Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Willow Lawn Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • The Willow Lawn Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willow Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lake Wales.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273430 <1>
    • Friendship MB Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wahneta Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wahneta Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Wahneta Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahneta Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2339742 <1>
    • Biscuit Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Biscuit Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Biscuit Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Carson Cemetery
      • Carson Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biscuit Lake Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168532 <1>
    • Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake Buffum Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Church of Christ Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Church of Christ Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eagle Lake.
      • The Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eagle Lake Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of Christ Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71920 <1>
    • Gandy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Gandy Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gandy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bartow.
      • The Gandy Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Connersville Cemetery
      • Polk Lake Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gandy Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72018 <1>
    • Fortner Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortner Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fortner Family Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Fortner Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Peace Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortner Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349899 <1>
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Eden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Little Eden Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71928 <1>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Silver Hill Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • The Silver Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Silver Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Silver Lake Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72619 <1>
      • Lakeside Memorial Park
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Inman Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • The Inman Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman Cemetery
      • Forest Hill Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Forest Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Haines City Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71985 <1>
      • Rolling Hills Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Glover Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • The Glover Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Glover Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Thornhill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72037 <1>
      • Shady Oaks Gardens
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Homeland Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

    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 Lake Wales Cemetery:

    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #72020

    The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

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

    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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lake Wales Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8939, Longitude: -81.6011    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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