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A visit to the Memorial Park ...


The location of the Memorial Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Memorial Park ...

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

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

Lat:   28.0359°   (28° 2' 9")

Lon:   -82.1281°   (-82° 7' 41")

The Memorial Park is located in Hillsborough County<2>.

The county seat for Hillsborough County is located in Tampa. Tampa lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Memorial Park .

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 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 Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Hillsborough County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.

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

    • Plant City Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plant City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
      • Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Strawberry Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
      • Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Cedar Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
      • Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Plant City
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Colonial Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Knights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Kings Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
      • Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Woodfield Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
      • Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • West Plant City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plant City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
      • West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
    • South Plant City Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Plant City Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
      • South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Dover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sydney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Parrish
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
        • Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
      • Winston
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
        • Winston is located in Polk County
      • West Plant City Farms
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plant City Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
        • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Kathleen
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingston City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
        • Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Seffner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Valrico Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valrico Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valrico Village
        • Valrico Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Valrico
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Durant
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Crystal Springs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
        • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Willow Oak
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
        • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Medulla
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medulla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
        • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Lakeland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
        • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Thonotosassa
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Bay Hills Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hills Village
        • Bay Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County

    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 Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hillsborough County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Memorial Park.<5>

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

    • Hopewell Memorial Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Memorial Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Memorial Gardens
    • Memorial Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Springhead Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The New Home Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Home Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lakeland.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148053 <6>
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Griffin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Galloway Cemetery
      • Sleepy Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72061 <6>
    • Stephenson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Stephenson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morehead Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephenson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72660 <6>
    • Serenity Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Serenity Gardens is located in Polk County
      • The Serenity Gardens has also been known as:
      • Trinity Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Serenity Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230366 <6>
    • Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crystal Springs Cemetery is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Springs Cemetery
    • Loving Care Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loving Care Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Loving Care Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loving Care Cemetery
    • Brandon Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Prairie Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bone Valley Cemetery
      • Fuller Heights Cemetery
      • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Shiloh Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72484 <6>
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Fitzgerald Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Medulla Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The Medulla Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Medulla Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Fitzgerald Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medulla Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72250 <6>
      • Lakeview Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Roselawn Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Roselawn Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Floyd Snook Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72541 <6>
      • Tiger Flowers Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Carpenters Home Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Socrum Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Socrum Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Socrum Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bethel Baptist Cemetery
        • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Socrum Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #521310 <6>
      • Limona Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Limona Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limona Cemetery
      • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsboro Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hillsboro Memorial Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
      • Lithia Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lithia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lithia Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lithia Cemetery
      • Blue Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blue Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Cemetery
      • Little Alafia Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Little Alafia Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Little Alafia Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Blue Jay Cemetery
        • Nichols Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Alafia Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72198 <6>
      • Lakeland Memorial Gardens
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • The Lakeland Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County
        • The Lakeland Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
        • Lakeland Memorial Gardens Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeland Memorial Gardens
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72162 <6>
      • Gapway Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

    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 Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #286707  (Memorial Park Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #286707 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Plant City West
      • County: Hillsborough         Elev: 32
      • Location given for GNIS #286707 (Memorial Park Cemetery)

    The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

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

    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 Hillsborough, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0359, Longitude: -82.1281       In this case, the coordinates for the Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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