RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Florida >> Manatee County >> Skyway Memorial GardensIndex...

A visit to the Skyway 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 Skyway Memorial Gardens ...

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

27.5623, -82.5623

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

The Skyway Memorial Gardens is located in Manatee County<2>.

The county seat for Manatee County is located in Bradenton. Bradenton lies just to the south of the Skyway Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Skyway Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Skyway Memorial Gardens.<4>

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

  • Skyway Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mansion Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mansion Memorial Park is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansion Memorial Park
  • Adams & Rogers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Fogartyville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Major Adams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Palma Sola Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Manatee Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Braden River Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Braden River Cemetery is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden River Cemetery
  • Fortner Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Ruskin Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ruskin Memorial Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin Memorial Gardens
  • Ruskin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ruskin Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin Cemetery
  • Galilee Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
    • Royal Palm South Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Royal Palm South Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm South Cemetery
      • The Royal Palm South Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Royal Palm Cemetery
      • Royal Palm of St. Petersburg Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72546 <5>
    • Palms Memorial Park Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Palms Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Palms Memorial Park is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms Memorial Park
    • Woodlawn Memory Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Woodlawn Memory Gardens is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memory Gardens
      • The Woodlawn Memory Gardens has also been known as:
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Skyway Memorial Gardens.

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

  • Memphis
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Memphis is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Terra Ceia
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Palmetto
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ellenton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bradenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Palma Sola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Bradenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bradenton is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bradenton
  • South Bradenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Bradenton is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradenton
  • West Samoset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • West Samoset is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Samoset
  • Samoset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Samoset is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
  • Oneco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Parrish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Holmes Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cortez
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayshore Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bayshore Gardens is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore Gardens
    • Sun City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Anna Maria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bradenton Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Whitfield is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Whitney Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tallevast
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gulf City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
    • Manatee Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Manatee Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Harbor
    • Fort Dade ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fort Dade is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dade
    • Longboat Key
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • North Sarasota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • North Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sarasota
    • Desoto Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Desoto Lakes is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto Lakes
    • Lakewood Ranch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Park Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Park Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Bayou Pass Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Pass Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Pass Village
    • Ruskin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tierra Verde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Skyway Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Manatee County.

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

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 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 Skyway Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Manatee 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 Skyway Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #291217  (Skyway Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #291217 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: Manatee
      • Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Palmetto
      • Location given for Skyway Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 27.5622585     Lon: -82.5623191
      • 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 Manatee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Skyway 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.