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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:

27.8170, -82.7012

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 Pinellas County<2>.

The county seat for Pinellas County is located in Clearwater. Clearwater lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Woodlawn Memory Gardens is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memory Gardens
    • The Woodlawn Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
  • Royal Palm South Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Royal Palm South Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm South Cemetery
    • The Royal Palm South Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Royal Palm Cemetery
    • Royal Palm of St. Petersburg Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72546 <5>
  • Eternal Light Mausoleums and Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Palm North Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Royal Palm North Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm North Cemetery
    • The Royal Palm North Cemetery has also been known as:
    • All Faiths Cemetery
    • Garden of Peace Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72023 <5>
  • Bay Pines National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chapel Hill Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • The Garden Sanctuary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Garden Sanctuary is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Garden Sanctuary
  • Rousseau Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Serenity Gardens Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Serenity Gardens Memorial Park is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Gardens Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Serenity Gardens Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Anona.
    • The Serenity Gardens Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Moss Feaster Serenity Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72605 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • McMullen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The McMullen Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
    • Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
      • The Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Sylvan Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72680 <5>
    • Dunedin Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Dunedin Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunedin Cemetery
    • Dunedin Highland Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Parklawn Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Parklawn Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parklawn Cemetery
    • American Legion Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The American Legion Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Legion Cemetery
    • Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Marti Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Marti Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marti Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 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:

  • Lealman
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
  • Pinellas Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kenneth City
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gulfport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Saint Petersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bay Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Madeira Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Treasure Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Pasadena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Pasadena is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pasadena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,067 people
  • Seminole
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • High Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • High Point is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Gandy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Feather Sound
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • South Highpoint
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Redington Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Four Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Saint Pete Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Baskin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Baskin is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskin
    • Redington Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Redington Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Saint Petersburg Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tierra Verde
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Largo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Largo is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,681 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Largo <6>
    • Ridgecrest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgecrest is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Belleair Bluffs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Habor Bluffs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Habor Bluffs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habor Bluffs
    • Harbor Bluffs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Harbor Bluffs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Bluffs
    • Anona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Anona is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anona
    • Indian Shores
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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. The following communities are located in Pinellas 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 visit 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 Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Pinellas 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 #299022  (Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #299022 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: Pinellas
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Saint Petersburg
      • Location given for Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 27.8169701     Lon: -82.7012111
      • 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 Pinellas, 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.