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A visit to the Ponceannah Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ponceannah Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   28.9683°   (28° 58' 5")

Lon:   -81.5628°   (-81° 33' 46")

The Ponceannah Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Lake County is located in Tavares. Tavares lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ponceannah Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Ponceannah Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Shockley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shockley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shockley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shockley Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Altoona Hinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altoona Hinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altoona Hinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Altoona Hinson Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Seneca Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seneca Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seneca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seneca Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Umatilla Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Umatilla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Umatilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Umatilla Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Cassia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cassia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cassia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cassia Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Seminole Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seminole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seminole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seminole Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Lakeside Memory Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakeside Memory Gardens is located in Lake County
  • Marsh Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Memorial Park
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Marsh Memorial Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Marsh Memorial Park is located in Lake County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grand Island Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Pine Forest Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Forest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Forest Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Astor Park Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Astor Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Astor Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Astor Park Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Sorrento Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorrento Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorrento Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sorrento Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Beresford Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beresford Cemetery
      • The Beresford Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Tangerine Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Baker Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Union Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Orange Cemetery
      • Union / Baker / Wright Cemetery
      • Wright Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72710 <6>
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
      • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Glenwood African-American Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood African-American Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Glenwood African-American Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Glenwood African-American Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • The Glenwood African-American Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Church Street Cemetery
      • Glenwood Black Cemetery
    • Lungren Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ponceannah Cemetery.

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

  • Paisley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Acron ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Acron is located in Lake County
  • Lake Kathryn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
  • Pittman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Pittman is located in Lake County
  • Altoona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village is located in Lake County
  • Umatilla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cassia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Cassia is located in Lake County
  • Pine Lakes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
  • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eustis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sorrento
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Plymouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
    • Mount Dora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mid Florida Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mid Florida Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Florida Lakes
      • Mid Florida Lakes is located in Lake County
    • Oakland Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
      • Oakland Park is located in Lake County
    • Ethel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
    • Beresford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highland Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
    • Astor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Tangerine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fort Florida
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
    • West De Land
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
    • Glenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Volusia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County

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 Ponceannah Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lake County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Ponceannah Cemetery:

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 Ponceannah Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #306245  (Ponceannah Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #306245 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Paisley
    • County: Lake         Elev: 17
    • Location given for GNIS #306245 (Ponceannah Cemetery)

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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 Lake, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ponceannah Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9683, Longitude: -81.5628       In this case, the coordinates for the Ponceannah Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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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