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A visit to the Seminole 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 Seminole Cemetery ...

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

28.8469, -81.5265

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

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

The county seat for Lake County is located in Tavares. Tavares lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Seminole Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Seminole Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Seminole Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Seneca Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Seneca Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Cemetery
  • Sorrento Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sorrento Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento Cemetery
  • Cassia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cassia Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia Cemetery
  • Pine Forest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Pine Forest Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Cemetery
  • Bay Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Bay Ridge Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge Cemetery
  • Ponceannah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Ponceannah Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponceannah Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tangerine Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Zellwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Zellwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zellwood Cemetery
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
  • Umatilla Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Umatilla Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla Cemetery
  • Lakeside Memory Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lake Jem Burying Grounds
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Altoona Hinson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marsh Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Marsh Memorial Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Memorial Park
    • Plymouth Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
    • Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Apopka Cemetery
      • Edgewood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72056 <5>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Oaklawn Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Oaklawn Memorial Park is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Memorial Park
    • Shockley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Shockley Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockley Cemetery
    • Grand Island Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Grand Island Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island Cemetery
    • Florida Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Florida Memorial Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Memorial Park
    • Highland Memory Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Highland Memory Gardens is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memory Gardens
      • The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
      • Highland Memorial Garden
      • Highland Memorial Gardens

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 Seminole Cemetery.

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

  • Mount Plymouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
  • Sorrento
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cassia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cassia is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
  • Ethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ethel is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Mount Dora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tangerine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Lakes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
  • Oakland Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Oakland Park is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
  • Zellwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Paisley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Eustis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake Jem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Plymouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Apopka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Heathrow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Florida
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Umatilla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Lake Kathryn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Altoona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tavares
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • South Apopka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Lake Monroe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Valdez
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • De Bary
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Grand Island
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Seminole Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.

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

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 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 Seminole Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Lake 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 Seminole Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #290830  (Seminole Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #290830 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: Lake
      • Est. Elev: 19 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sorrento
      • Location given for Seminole Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.8469354     Lon: -81.5264604
      • 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seminole 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.