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A visit to the Oaklawn 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 Oaklawn Memorial Park ...

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

28.7850, -81.3453

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

The Oaklawn Memorial Park is located in Seminole County<2>.

The county seat for Seminole County is located in Sanford. Sanford lies just to the east northeast of the Oaklawn Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oaklawn Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Oaklawn Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Sanford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Sanford Cemetery is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Longwood Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Enterprise Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
  • Highland Memory Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Highland Memory Gardens is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memory Gardens
    • The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Highland Memorial Garden
    • Highland Memorial Gardens
  • Garfield Settlement Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Deltona Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • MB Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The MB Church Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MB Church Cemetery
  • Cassia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cassia Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia Cemetery
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
  • Seminole Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Seminole Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Glen Haven Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Apopka Cemetery
      • Edgewood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72056 <5>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Palm Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Palm Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Cemetery
    • Slavia Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Slavia Cemetery is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slavia Cemetery
    • Osteen Memorial Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sorrento Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Sorrento Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento Cemetery
    • Bay Ridge Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Bay Ridge Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge Cemetery
    • Florida Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Florida Memorial Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Memorial Park
    • Geneva Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Geneva Cemetery is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Cemetery
    • Osteen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Osteen Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osteen 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 Oaklawn Memorial Park.

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

  • Heathrow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Mary
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Monroe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sanford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Valdez
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Valdez is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
  • Longwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fort Florida
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
  • Winter Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Midway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Midway is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • De Bary
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ethel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ethel is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Wekiwa Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Sanlando Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Casselberry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cameron City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
    • Indian Mound Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Altamonte Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Enterprise
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fern Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Forest City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Maitland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Deltona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange City Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
    • Cassia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Eatonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oviedo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <6>
    • Pine Lakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Osteen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Orange City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Plymouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Oaklawn Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Seminole 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 Oaklawn Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #288020  (Oaklawn Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #288020 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: Seminole
      • Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sanford
      • Location given for Oaklawn Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 28.7849934     Lon: -81.3453449
      • 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 Seminole, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oaklawn 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.