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A visit to the Samford 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 Samford Cemetery ...

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

27.8500, -82.3359

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

The Samford Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County<2>.

The county seat for Hillsborough County is located in Tampa. Tampa lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Samford Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Samford Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Samford Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hackney - Riverview Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Hackney - Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hackney Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72067 <5>
  • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Serenity Meadows Memorial Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Serenity Meadows Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140908 <5>
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Commemorative Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Commemorative Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commemorative Cemetery
  • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Limona Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Limona Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
  • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71836 <5>
  • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Rodeph Sholom Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rodeph Sholom Cemetery is located in Tampa.
    • The Rodeph Sholom Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Tampa Jewish Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2500750 <5>
  • Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centro Espanol Cemetery
    • Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71837 <5>
  • Garden of Memories
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Garden of Memories is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garden of Memories is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Garden of Memories has also been known as:
    • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • Tampa Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • Tampa Garden of Memories
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72022 <5>
  • Orange Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Orange Hill Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Orange Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72409 <5>
  • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Myrtle Hill Memorial Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Myrtle Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Myrtle Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72326 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rose Hill Memorial Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Rose Hills Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72535 <5>
    • The Home Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Home Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
      • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakland Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Memorial Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • Centro Espanol Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Centro Espanol Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Centro Espanol Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cemeterio Espanol
      • Centro Espanol Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355874 <5>
    • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The La Unione Italiana Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Unione Italiana Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The La Unione Italiana Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Italian Clud Cemetery
      • L'Unione Italiana Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979335 <5>
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lithia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Lithia Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia Cemetery
    • Mathews Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mathews Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Seffner.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186914 <5>

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] of the Samford Cemetery.

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

  • East Bay Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • East Bay Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bay Lakes
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Countryside Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Countryside Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
  • Gibsonton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Garden City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Adamsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Adamsville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Stelling Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Stelling Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelling Village
  • Summerfield Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
  • Progress Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Progress Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress Village
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Bloomingdale Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomingdale Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale Village
  • Clair-Mel City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Clair-Mel City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair-Mel City
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Brandon Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brandon Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
    • Apollo Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewater Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Edgewater Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
    • Parkside Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Parkside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside Village
    • Palm River Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Palm River Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River Village
    • Palm River Estates
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Palm River Estates is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River Estates
    • Bloomingdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Brandon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McQueens Village ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • McQueens Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueens Village
    • Apollo Key Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Apollo Key Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Key Village
    • Marina Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Marina Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Golf and Sea Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Golf and Sea Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf and Sea Village
    • Balm
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Boyette is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyette
    • Fish Hawk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
    • Palm River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Palm River is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
    • Windhorst Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Windhorst Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windhorst Village

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 Samford Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hillsborough County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Samford 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 Samford Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Hillsborough 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 Samford Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #290450  (Samford Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #290450 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: Hillsborough
      • Est. Elev: 14 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Riverview
      • Location given for Samford Cemetery:
      • Lat: 27.8500258     Lon: -82.3359255
      • 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 Hillsborough, 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- Samford 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.
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