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A visit to the Myakka Cemetery ...

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 Myakka Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Myakka Cemetery:

27.3167, -82.2676

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

The Myakka Cemetery is located in Sarasota County<2>.

The county seat for Sarasota County is located in Sarasota. Sarasota lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Myakka Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Myakka Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Myakka Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sardis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
  • Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sarasota National Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Palms Memorial Park Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Palms Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Palms Memorial Park is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms Memorial Park
  • Braden River Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Braden River Cemetery is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden River Cemetery
  • Galilee Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Galilee Cemetery is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Galilee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sarasota.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990324 <5>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sarasota.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967888 <5>
  • Sarasota Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Sarasota Memorial Park is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota Memorial Park
  • Pine Level Campground Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fortner Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fortner Cemetery is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fortner Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Parrish.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72006 <5>
  • Manatee Memorial Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Venice Memorial Gardens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Keen Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Keen Cemetery is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
    • Mansion Memorial Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mansion Memorial Park is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansion Memorial Park
    • Major Adams Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Major Adams Cemetery is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Adams Cemetery
      • The Major Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Adams Cemetery
      • New Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182909 <5>
    • Gulf Pines Memorial Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Skyway Memorial Gardens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Restlawn Memorial Gardens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • The Restlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memorial Gardens
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restlawn Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located in Port Charlotte.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72510 <5>
    • Hull Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hull Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
    • Owens Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
    • Lamp Grounds Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Lamp Grounds Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamp Grounds Cemetery

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 Myakka Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Myakka Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Verna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Verna is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
  • Myakka City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Waterbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
  • Shiney Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiney Town is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiney Town
  • Sandy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sandy is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Lake Sarasota
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarasota
  • Lakewood Ranch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • The Meadows
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Meadows is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
  • Fruitville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pinecraft
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sarasota Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sarasota Springs is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota Springs
  • Bee Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bee Ridge is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Desoto Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Desoto Lakes is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto Lakes
    • Kensington Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Kensington Park is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Park
    • Southgate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Southgate is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
    • South Gate Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • South Gate Ridge is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Ridge
    • Gulf Gate Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Gulf Gate Estates is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Gate Estates
    • Vamo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Vamo is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vamo
    • Osprey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Sarasota
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • North Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sarasota
    • Ridge Wood Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Ridge Wood Heights is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Wood Heights
    • Sarasota
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • South Sarasota
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • South Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sarasota
    • Siesta Key
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Laurel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nokomis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Warm Mineral Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Tallevast
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 Myakka Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Sarasota 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 Myakka Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #300871  (Myakka Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #300871 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: Sarasota
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Old Myakka
      • Location given for Myakka Cemetery:
      • Lat: 27.3167131     Lon: -82.2675912
      • 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 Sarasota, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Myakka Cemetery) 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.
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