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A visit to the 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 Memorial Park ...

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

28.0359, -82.1281

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Memorial Park.<4>

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)
  • Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148053 <5>
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
    • The Griffin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Galloway Cemetery
    • Sleepy Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72061 <5>
  • Stephenson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
    • The Stephenson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Morehead Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72660 <5>
  • Serenity Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Serenity Gardens is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Gardens
    • The Serenity Gardens has also been known as:
    • Trinity Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230366 <5>
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mathews Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Seffner.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186914 <5>
  • Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Springs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Loving Care Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Loving Care Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Care Cemetery
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Prairie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Prairie Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
      • The Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bone Valley Cemetery
      • Fuller Heights Cemetery
      • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Shiloh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72484 <5>
    • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla Cemetery
      • The Medulla Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fitzgerald Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72250 <5>
    • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
      • The Roselawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Floyd Snook Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72541 <5>
    • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socrum Cemetery
      • The Socrum Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Baptist Cemetery
      • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #521310 <5>

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

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)
    • Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
  • Strawberry Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
  • Cedar Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
  • Plant City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Colonial Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Knights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Kings Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
  • Woodfield Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
  • West Plant City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
  • South Plant City Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
  • 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)
      • Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • Winston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • West Plant City Farms
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
    • Kathleen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingston City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
    • Seffner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Valrico Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Valrico Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valrico Village
    • 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)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Willow Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Medulla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Lakeland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gibsonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Thonotosassa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bay Hills Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Bay Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hills Village

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.

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 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:

    • 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: In 2021, GNIS record #286707 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: Hillsborough
      • Est. Elev: 32 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Plant City West
      • Location given for Memorial Park Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.0358536     Lon: -82.128142
      • 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.