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A visit to the Lehigh Memorial Park ...

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 Lehigh Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lehigh Memorial Park:

26.6004, -81.6526

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

The Lehigh Memorial Park is located in Lee County<2>.

The county seat for Lee County is located in Fort Myers. Fort Myers lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Lehigh Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lehigh Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Lehigh Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lehigh Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Lee Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lee Memorial Garden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Buckingham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Alva Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ft. Myers Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Frierson - Hendry Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hendry Frierson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ft. Denaud Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ft. Denaud Cemetery is located in Hendry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Denaud Cemetery
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 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>
    • Koreshan Cemetery #2
      (15 miles [24.1 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>
    • Coral Ridge Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Coral Ridge Gardens is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Ridge Gardens
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonita Springs Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Coral Ridge Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 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>
    • Crest Lawn Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Crest Lawn Cemetery is located in Collier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Lawn Cemetery
    • Naples Memorial Gardens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Lehigh Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lehigh Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Lehigh Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gateway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gateway is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
  • Buckingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckingham is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
  • Olga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Olga is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
  • Charleston Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Charleston Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Park
  • Alva
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Upcohall ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Upcohall is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upcohall
  • Fort Myers Shores
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Myers Shores is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Myers Shores
  • Morse Shores
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Morse Shores is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Shores
  • Tice
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • East Dunbar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • East Dunbar is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dunbar
  • San Carlos Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • San Carlos Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos Park
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Three Oaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Three Oaks is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
    • Villas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Villas is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
    • Felda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fort Myers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Page Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Page Park is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Park
    • Forest Island Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest Island Park is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Island Park
    • Estero
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Samville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Samville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samville
    • North Fort Myers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Pine Manor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Pine Manor is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Manor
    • Whiskey Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Whiskey Creek is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Creek
    • Cypress Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Cypress Lake is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lake
    • Biggar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Slater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Slater is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
    • Suncoast Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Suncoast Estates is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncoast Estates

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 Lehigh Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Lee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lehigh Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Lehigh Memorial Park:

  • 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 Lehigh Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #298553  (Lehigh Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #298553 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 Lehigh Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 26.6003509     Lon: -81.6525811
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lehigh Memorial Park) 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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