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A visit to the Longwood Memorial Gardens ...

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 Longwood Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Longwood Memorial Gardens:

28.7094, -81.3376

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

The Longwood Memorial Gardens is located in Seminole County<2>.

The county seat for Seminole County is located in Sanford. Sanford lies just to the north northeast of the Longwood Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Longwood Memorial 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 Longwood Memorial Gardens.<4>

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

  • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Oaklawn Memorial Park is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Memorial Park
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sanford Cemetery is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
  • Glen Haven Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland Memory Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Highland Memory Gardens is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memory Gardens
    • The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Highland Memorial Garden
    • Highland Memorial Gardens
  • Palm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Palm Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Cemetery
  • Slavia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Slavia Cemetery is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slavia Cemetery
  • Pinewood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Pinewood Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • Rouse Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rouse Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse Cemetery
  • Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
    • The Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Apopka Cemetery
    • Edgewood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72056 <5>
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Florida Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Florida Memorial Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Memorial Park
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Orlando.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72055 <5>
    • Garfield Settlement Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Enterprise Cemetery
      • Evergreen Cemetery
    • Bay Ridge Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Bay Ridge Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge Cemetery
    • Plymouth Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
    • West Orange Memorial Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneva Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Geneva Cemetery is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Longwood Memorial Gardens.

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

  • Longwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Casselberry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Winter Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sanlando Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
  • Altamonte Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Mary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fern Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Heathrow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maitland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wekiwa Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
  • Eatonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Forest City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest City is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Winter Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Aloma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Goldenrod
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cameron City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
    • Sanford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Monroe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lockhart
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
    • Oviedo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <6>
    • Midway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Fairvilla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Mound Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Valdez
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • Ethel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel

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 Longwood Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Seminole County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Longwood Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Longwood Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Seminole 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 Longwood Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #286089  (Longwood Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #286089 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: Seminole
      • Est. Elev: 24 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Casselberry
      • Location given for Longwood Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 28.7094406     Lon: -81.3375677
      • 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 Seminole, 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- Longwood Memorial Gardens) 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.