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A visit to the Memorial Serenity 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 Memorial Serenity Gardens ...

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

30.3852, -87.1025

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

The Memorial Serenity Gardens is located in Santa Rosa County<2>.

The county seat for Santa Rosa County is located in Milton. Milton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Memorial Serenity Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Serenity Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Memorial Serenity Gardens.<4>

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

  • Serenity Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Serenity Gardens is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Gardens
  • Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Bayview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bayview Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
    • The Bayview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bayview Memorial Park
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72111 <5>
  • Clopton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Clopton Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
    • The Magnolia Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Englewood MB Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229477 <5>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Black Hammock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Black Hammock Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammock Cemetery
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Haven Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Haven Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Resthaven Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Resthaven Gardens is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Gardens
    • Whitmire Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Whitmire Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire Cemetery
    • Barrancas National Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Chasefield Plantation Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pensacola Memorial Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Strickland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Strickland Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
    • Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the northwest of Pensacola.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #809967 <5>
    • Milsted Family Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Serenity Gardens.

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

  • Gulf Breeze
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pensacola Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bohemia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bohemia is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
  • Pensacola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Goulding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Goulding is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
  • Sanders Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach
  • Brent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brent is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
  • Ferry Pass
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
  • Tristan Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tristan Village is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristan Village
  • West Pensacola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • West Pensacola is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pensacola
  • Warrington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Warrington is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
  • Navarre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Olive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Olive is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
    • Myrtle Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Ensley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bellview is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
    • Sand Cut ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Sand Cut is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
    • Galt City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
    • Pace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bagdad
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 Serenity Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Santa Rosa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bagdad
    • Bagdad lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Memorial Serenity Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bagdad.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
  • Milton
  • Navarre
  • Pensacola
  • Perdido Key

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 helpful 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 Serenity Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Santa Rosa 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 Serenity Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #286708  (Memorial Serenity Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #286708 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: Santa Rosa
      • Est. Elev: 7 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Garcon Point
      • Location given for Memorial Serenity Gardens:
      • Lat: 30.3851989     Lon: -87.102467
      • 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 Santa Rosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Memorial Serenity 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.