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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ret Row Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ret Row Cemetery (FG ID #72512)

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 Ret Row Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   28.1664°   (28° 9' 59")

Lon:   -81.5940°   (-81° 35' 38")

The Ret Row Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ret Row Cemetery .

Name Variations for Ret Row Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Ret Row Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Jamestown Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Ret Row Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Polk County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ret Row Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

    • Davenport
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Haines City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Hammock Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hammock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hammock Village
      • Lake Hammock Village is located in Polk County
    • Loughman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • ChampionsGate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
    • Poinciana Place
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poinciana Place have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
    • Poinciana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Reunion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake Hamilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Intercession City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Alfred
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Campbell
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
        • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Four Corners
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Celebration
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Winter Haven
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Waverly
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Auburndale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Inwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
        • Inwood is located in Polk County
      • Cypress Gardens
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Eloise
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kissimmee
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Polk City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jan-Phyl Village
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jan-Phyl Village
        • Jan-Phyl Village is located in Polk County
      • Lake Buena Vista
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Buena Vista
        • Lake Buena Vista is located in Orange County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
      • Bay Lake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
        • Bay Lake is located in Orange County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people

    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 Ret Row Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Ret Row Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Davenport.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Davenport Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71888 <1>
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haines City Cemetery
      • New Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2398560 <1>
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haines City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71985 <1>
    • Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Loughman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Lowery Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake Alfred Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72354 <1>
    • Rolling Hills Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Friendship MB Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lakeside Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Inman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Inman Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Auburndale Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oaklawn Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Auburndale Memorial Park
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • The Auburndale Memorial Park is located in Polk County
        • The Auburndale Memorial Park has also been known as:
        • Auburndale Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburndale Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71742 <1>
      • Finney Point Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • The Finney Point Cemetery is located in Osceola County
        • The Finney Point Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Whaley Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finney Point Cemetery
      • Collins Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wahneta Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The Wahneta Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Wahneta Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Shady Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahneta Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2339742 <1>
      • Osceola Memory Gardens
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Osceola Memory Gardens is located in Osceola County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Osceola Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Kissimmee.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osceola Memory Gardens
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72414 <1>
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Osceola County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kissimmee.
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Rosehill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72538 <1>
      • Howard Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Howard Cemetery is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery

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

    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 Ret Row Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #289642  (Ret Row Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #289642 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: Davenport
      • County: Polk         Elev: 33
      • Location given for GNIS #289642 (Ret Row Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #72512

    The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Polk, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ret Row Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1664, Longitude: -81.5940    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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