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A visit to the Lee Memorial Garden 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 Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery:

26.5937, -81.7493

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

The Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.

The county seat for Lee County is located in Fort Myers. Fort Myers lies just to the west northwest of the Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of the Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lehigh Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Lehigh Memorial Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh Memorial Park
  • Buckingham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckingham Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Buckingham
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71814 <5>
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Frierson - Hendry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hendry Frierson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ft. Myers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens
    • The Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72253 <5>
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Coral Ridge Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Coral Ridge Gardens is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Ridge Gardens
  • Koreshan Cemetery #2
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Koreshan Cemetery #2 is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koreshan Cemetery #2
    • The Koreshan Cemetery #2 has also been known as:
    • Koreshan Unity Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72157 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Alva Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Coral Ridge Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Coral Ridge Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Ridge Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coral Ridge Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cape Coral.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71871 <5>
    • Bonita Springs Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ft. Denaud Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ft. Denaud Cemetery is located in Hendry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Denaud Cemetery
    • Sanibel Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crest Lawn Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Crest Lawn Cemetery is located in Collier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Lawn Cemetery
    • Naples Memorial Gardens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Naples Memorial Gardens is located in Collier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples Memorial Gardens
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Naples Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located in Naples Park.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169949 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Gateway
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gateway is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
  • Lehigh Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Buckingham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Buckingham is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
  • Morse Shores
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Morse Shores is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Shores
  • Tice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Dunbar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Dunbar is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dunbar
  • Villas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Villas is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
  • Fort Myers Shores
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fort Myers Shores is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Myers Shores
  • Page Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Page Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Park
  • Pine Manor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pine Manor is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Manor
  • Three Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Three Oaks is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
  • Olga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Olga is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Upcohall ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Upcohall is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upcohall
    • Fort Myers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiskey Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Whiskey Creek is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Creek
    • Forest Island Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest Island Park is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Island Park
    • San Carlos Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • San Carlos Park is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos Park
    • North Fort Myers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • McGregor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • McGregor is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • Cypress Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cypress Lake is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lake
    • Biggar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Samville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Samville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samville
    • Lochmoor Waterway Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Estero
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Slater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Slater is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
    • Suncoast Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Suncoast Estates is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncoast Estates
    • Palmona Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Palmona Park is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmona Park

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 Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lee Memorial Garden 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 Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Lee 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 Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #300916  (Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #300916 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: Lee
      • Est. Elev: 7 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alva SW
      • Location given for Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery:
      • Lat: 26.5936851     Lon: -81.7492497
      • 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 Lee, 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 from Point A (ie- Lee Memorial Garden 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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