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A visit to the Sarasota 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 Sarasota Memorial Park ...

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

27.2675, -82.5270

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

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

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

Open a Google Map centered on the Sarasota Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of the Sarasota Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Galilee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Palms Memorial Park Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Palms Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Palms Memorial Park is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms Memorial Park
  • Sarasota National Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Manatee Memorial Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Braden River Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Braden River Cemetery is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden River Cemetery
  • Venice Memorial Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Major Adams Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Fogartyville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Adams & Rogers Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • 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   (8 more) ...
    • Myakka Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Myakka Cemetery is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myakka Cemetery
    • Skyway Memorial Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mansion Memorial Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Mansion Memorial Park is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansion Memorial Park
    • Palma Sola Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 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>
    • Gulf Pines Memorial Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Skyway Memorial Gardens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
    • Fortner Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 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>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sarasota Memorial Park.

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

  • South Sarasota
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • South Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sarasota
  • Gulf Gate Estates
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gulf Gate Estates is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Gate Estates
  • Ridge Wood Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ridge Wood Heights is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Wood Heights
  • Siesta Key
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • South Gate Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • South Gate Ridge is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Ridge
  • Southgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Southgate is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
  • Vamo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vamo is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vamo
  • Bee Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bee Ridge is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
  • Sarasota Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sarasota Springs is located in Sarasota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota Springs
  • Pinecraft
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sarasota
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Osprey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lake Sarasota
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Lake Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarasota
    • Fruitville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kensington Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Kensington Park is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Park
    • The Meadows
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Meadows is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
    • Desoto Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Desoto Lakes is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto Lakes
    • North Sarasota
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • North Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sarasota
    • Longboat Key
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallevast
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Whitfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Whitfield is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Laurel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sarasota 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 Sarasota Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #290681  (Sarasota Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #290681 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: 4 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sarasota
      • Location given for Sarasota Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 27.2675486     Lon: -82.5270418
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sarasota 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.
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