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A visit to the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens ...

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 Royal Palm Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens:

26.8851, -81.9915

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

The Royal Palm Memorial Gardens is located in Charlotte County<2>.

The county seat for Charlotte County is located in Punta Gorda. Punta Gorda lies just to the northwest of the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Royal Palm Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Indian Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Indian Springs Cemetery is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Cemetery
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
  • Restlawn Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Restlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restlawn Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located in Port Charlotte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72510 <5>
  • Ft. Ogden Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Ft. Ogden Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Ogden Cemetery
  • Coral Ridge Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Coral Ridge Gardens is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Ridge Gardens
  • Ogden Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Ogden Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hull Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Hull Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
  • Coral Ridge Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Coral Ridge Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coral Ridge Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cape Coral.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71871 <5>
  • Calvary Gardens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ft. Myers Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Frierson - Hendry Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hendry Frierson Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens
      • The Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      • Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72253 <5>
    • Buckingham Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckingham Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Buckingham
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71814 <5>
    • Owens Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
    • Gulf Pines Memorial Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Joshua Creek Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Joshua Creek Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Creek 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 Royal Palm Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Royal Palm Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Solana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Solana is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana
  • Punta Gorda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlotte Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Charlotte Park is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Park
  • Cleveland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cleveland is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Fishermens Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fishermens Village is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermens Village
  • Harbor View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Charlotte Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbour Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Harbour Heights is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Heights
  • Port Charlotte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnt Store Marina
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnt Store Marina is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Store Marina
  • Murdock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Slater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Slater is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Palmona Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Palmona Park is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmona Park
    • Suncoast Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Suncoast Estates is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncoast Estates
    • Samville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Samville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samville
    • Fort Ogden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • El Jobean
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bokeelia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Fort Myers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Placida
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Matlacha Isles - Matlacha Shores
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lochmoor Waterway Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rotonda West
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Pineland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Matlacha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fort Myers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Tice
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Morse Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Morse Shores is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Shores
    • North Port
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cape Haze
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 Royal Palm Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Charlotte County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Royal Palm Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Royal Palm Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Charlotte 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 Royal Palm Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #298067  (Royal Palm Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #298067 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: Charlotte
      • Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cleveland
      • Location given for Royal Palm Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 26.8850629     Lon: -81.9914766
      • 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 Charlotte, 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- Royal Palm Memorial Gardens) 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.
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