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A visit to the Ocoee 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 Ocoee Cemetery ...

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

28.5581, -81.5373

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

The Ocoee Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.

The county seat for Orange County is located in Orlando. Orlando lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Ocoee Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ocoee Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Ocoee Cemetery.<4>

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

  • West Orange Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Gotha.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72790 <5>
  • West Orange Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Winter Garden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Winter Garden Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Garden Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Washington Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Florida Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Florida Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Memorial Park
  • Montverde Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Montverde Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montverde Cemetery
  • Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Plymouth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
    • Highland Memory Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Zellwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Zellwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zellwood Cemetery
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Orlando.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72055 <5>
    • Palm Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Palm Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Cemetery
    • Minneola Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Minneola Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola Cemetery
    • Taft Memorial Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Taft Memorial Gardens is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Memorial Gardens
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taft Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Taft.
      • The Taft Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Taft Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1217063 <5>
    • Pinewood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Pinewood Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ocoee Cemetery.

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

  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Ocoee
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ocoee is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <6>
  • Gotha
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crown Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crown Point is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Winter Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lake Butter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Butter is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
  • Windermere
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Orlovista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Orlovista is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlovista
  • Clarcona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
  • Tildenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tildenville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
  • Pine Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Oakland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bay Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bay Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Killarney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Doctor Phillips
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
    • Lockhart
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Apopka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Sand Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tangelo Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
    • Fairvilla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
    • Montverde
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oak Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Orlando
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Forest City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Apopka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Plymouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Waits Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction

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 Ocoee Cemetery. The following communities are located in Orange County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ocoee Cemetery.

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 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 Ocoee Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Orange 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 Ocoee Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #288050  (Ocoee Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #288050 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: Orange
      • Est. Elev: 34 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Winter Garden
      • Location given for Ocoee Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.5580571     Lon: -81.5372951
      • 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 Orange, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ocoee 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.