A visit to the Vista 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 Vista Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vista Memorial Gardens:
25.9037, -80.2942
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vista Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vista Memorial Gardens is located in Miami-Dade County<2>.
The county seat for Miami-Dade County is located in Miami. Miami lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Vista Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vista Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Vista Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vista Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Miami Shores Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dade Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dade Memorial Park is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dade Memorial Park
- Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Memorial Park is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Allapattah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71962 <5>
- Lincoln Evergreen Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- Southern Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakeside Memorial Park is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Memorial Park
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Southern Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Southern Memorial Park is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Southern Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in North Miami Beach.
- The Southern Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Caballero Rivero Southern Memorial Park
- Memorial Plan Southern Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640549 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Flagler Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Flagler Memorial Park is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagler Memorial Park
- Graceland Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The City Cemetery is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Miami City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Miami City Cemetery is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miami City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Miami.
- The Miami City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Biscayne Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71852 <5>
- Hollywood Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Park Cemetery is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park Cemetery
- Hollywood Memorial Gardens North
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Vista Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vista Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Miami Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hialeah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Opa Locka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hialeah Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westview is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Country Club
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Bunche Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bunche Park is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunche Park
- Carol City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miami Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palm Springs North
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Springs North is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Springs North
- Medley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Little River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Little River is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Little River
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Scott Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Lake is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Lake
- Miramar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Miami Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sun-Tan Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sun-Tan Village is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun-Tan Village
- Gladeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladeview is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladeview
- Pinewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Golden Glades
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Golden Glades is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glades
- Norland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Norland is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norland
- Lake Lucerne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Lucerne is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lucerne
- Virginia Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Virginia Gardens is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- El Portal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- El Portal is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Portal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,355 people
- North Miami
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Andover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andover is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
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 Vista Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Miami-Dade County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vista 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 Vista Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Miami-Dade 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 Vista Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #305093 (Vista Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #305093 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: Miami-Dade
- Est. Elev: 1 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Opa-locka
- Location given for Vista Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 25.9037058 Lon: -80.294217
- 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 Miami-Dade, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vista 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. |