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A visit to the The Garden Sanctuary ...

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 Garden Sanctuary ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for The Garden Sanctuary:

27.8670, -82.8179

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

The Garden Sanctuary is located in Pinellas County<2>.

The county seat for Pinellas County is located in Clearwater. Clearwater lies just to the north of the The Garden Sanctuary .

Open a Google Map centered on The Garden Sanctuary.

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 Garden Sanctuary.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from The Garden Sanctuary, with the nearest first.

  • Serenity Gardens Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Serenity Gardens Memorial Park is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Gardens Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Serenity Gardens Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Anona.
    • The Serenity Gardens Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Moss Feaster Serenity Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72605 <5>
  • Bay Pines National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel Hill Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Rousseau Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McMullen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The McMullen Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
  • Royal Palm South Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Woodlawn Memory Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Eternal Light Mausoleums and Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Royal Palm North Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Royal Palm North Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm North Cemetery
    • The Royal Palm North Cemetery has also been known as:
    • All Faiths Cemetery
    • Garden of Peace Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72023 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Dunedin Highland Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
      • The Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Sylvan Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72680 <5>
    • Dunedin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Dunedin Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunedin Cemetery
    • Parklawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Parklawn Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parklawn Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Parklawn Memory Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of The Garden Sanctuary.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from The Garden Sanctuary, with the nearest first:

  • Indian Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harbor Bluffs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Harbor Bluffs is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Bluffs
  • Redington Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Anona
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Anona is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anona
  • Seminole
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Baskin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Baskin is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskin
  • Ridgecrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ridgecrest is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
  • Indian Rocks Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Habor Bluffs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Habor Bluffs is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habor Bluffs
  • North Redington Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Redington Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Belleair Shore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleair Shore is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleair Shore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Largo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Largo is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,681 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Largo <6>
    • Belleair Bluffs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bay Pines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Belleair Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Belleair
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Madeira Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kenneth City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Four Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Clearwater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
      • Former name for Clearwater:
      • Clear Water Harbor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <6>
    • Treasure Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinellas Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • High Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint

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 Garden Sanctuary. The following communities are located in Pinellas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garden Sanctuary.

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 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 Garden Sanctuary:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Pinellas 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 Garden Sanctuary:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #298902  (The Garden Sanctuary)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #298902 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: Pinellas
      • Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Seminole
      • Location given for The Garden Sanctuary:
      • Lat: 27.8669678     Lon: -82.8178809
      • 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 Pinellas, 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- The Garden Sanctuary) 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.