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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:

27.5198, -82.5818

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 southeast 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 19 miles [30.6 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.

  • Adams & Rogers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles 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
    (Less than 2 miles 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Mansion Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Mansion Memorial Park is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansion Memorial Park
  • Skyway Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Palma Sola Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Braden River Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Braden River Cemetery is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden River Cemetery
  • Galilee Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 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>
  • Fortner Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 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>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 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>
  • Palms Memorial Park Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Palms Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Palms Memorial Park is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms Memorial Park
    • Ruskin Memorial Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ruskin Memorial Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin Memorial Gardens
    • Ruskin Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ruskin Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin Cemetery
    • Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Sarasota Memorial Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Sarasota Memorial Park is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota Memorial Park
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
    • Royal Palm South Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 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>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Palmetto
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bradenton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Memphis
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Memphis is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • West Bradenton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bradenton is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bradenton
  • South Bradenton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • South Bradenton is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradenton
  • West Samoset
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Samoset is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Samoset
  • Ellenton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Palma Sola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Samoset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Samoset is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
  • Terra Ceia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oneco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayshore Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bayshore Gardens is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore Gardens
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Holmes Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cortez
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Whitfield is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Bradenton Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitney Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tallevast
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Anna Maria
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Longboat Key
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • North Sarasota
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • North Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sarasota
    • Parrish
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Desoto Lakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Desoto Lakes is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto Lakes
    • Lakewood Ranch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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. 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 like to start 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 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 #298727  (Skyway Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #298727 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: 27.5197602     Lon: -82.5817639
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.
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