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A visit to the Palms 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 Palms Memorial Park ...

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

27.3361, -82.4661

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

The Palms Memorial Park is located in Sarasota County<2>.

The county seat for Sarasota County is located in Sarasota. Sarasota lies just to the west of the Palms Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Palms Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of the Palms Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Galilee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 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>
  • Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sarasota Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sarasota Memorial Park is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota Memorial Park
  • Braden River Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Braden River Cemetery is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden River Cemetery
  • Sarasota National Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Manatee Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Major Adams Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 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>
  • Myakka Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Myakka Cemetery is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myakka Cemetery
  • Mansion Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Mansion Memorial Park is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansion Memorial Park
  • Skyway Memorial Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Adams & Rogers Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Adams & Rogers Cemetery is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams & Rogers Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams & Rogers Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bradenton.
    • The Adams & Rogers Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Adams Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989096 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Fogartyville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fogartyville Cemetery is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogartyville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fogartyville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bradenton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #795344 <5>
    • Skyway Memorial Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Palma Sola Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Palma Sola Cemetery is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palma Sola Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palma Sola Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Bradenton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1168589 <5>
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
    • Fortner Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Venice Memorial Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gulf Pines Memorial Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Keen Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Keen Cemetery is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
    • Ruskin Memorial Gardens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Ruskin Memorial Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin Memorial Gardens
    • Ruskin Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Ruskin Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Palms Memorial Park.

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

  • Fruitville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pinecraft
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • The Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Meadows is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
  • Sarasota Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sarasota Springs is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota Springs
  • Desoto Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Desoto Lakes is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto Lakes
  • Kensington Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kensington Park is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Park
  • Southgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Southgate is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
  • South Gate Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Gate Ridge is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Ridge
  • Bee Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bee Ridge is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
  • Lake Sarasota
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarasota
  • Ridge Wood Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge Wood Heights is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Wood Heights
  • North Sarasota
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sarasota
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Sarasota
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • South Sarasota
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sarasota
    • Gulf Gate Estates
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulf Gate Estates is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Gate Estates
    • Lakewood Ranch
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Siesta Key
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tallevast
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vamo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Vamo is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vamo
    • Whitfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitfield is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Osprey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oneco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayshore Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayshore Gardens is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore Gardens

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 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 Palms Memorial Park:

  • 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 Palms Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #299016  (Palms Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #299016 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: 9 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bee Ridge
      • Location given for Palms Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 27.33613     Lon: -82.46608
      • 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' (or 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- Palms 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.