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A visit to the Washington Park 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 Washington Park Cemetery ...

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

28.5142, -81.4290

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

The Washington Park Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.

The county seat for Orange County is located in Orlando. Orlando lies just to the east northeast of the Washington Park Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Washington Park Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Washington Park Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Orlando.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72055 <5>
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Gotha.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72790 <5>
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Taft Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Taft Memorial Gardens is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taft Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Taft.
    • The Taft Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Taft Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1217063 <5>
  • Ocoee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ocoee Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee Cemetery
  • Pinewood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pinewood Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Cemetery
  • Palm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Palm Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Cemetery
  • West Orange Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • West Orange Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Winter Garden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Winter Garden Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Garden Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Glen Haven Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Memory Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Lock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lock Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Cemetery
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Florida Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Florida Memorial Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Memorial Park
    • Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Howard Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Washington Park Cemetery.

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

  • Oak Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Oak Ridge is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Holden Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Holden Heights is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Heights
  • Orlovista
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Orlovista is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlovista
  • Pine Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Orlando
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tangelo Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
  • Sky Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sky Lake is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Lake
  • Pine Castle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairvilla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Doctor Phillips
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Belle Isle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Belle Isle is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Isle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,294 people
    • Fairview Shores
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
    • Gotha
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Windermere
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bay Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Williamsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Williamsburg is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Conway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Conway is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Lake Butter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake Butter is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
    • Taft
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Taft is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
    • Clarcona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Eatonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Minorville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Lockhart
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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 Washington Park Cemetery. The following communities are located in Orange County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Eatonville
  • Orlando
    • Orlando lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Washington Park Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Orlando.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Washington Park Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Orange 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 Washington Park Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #299004  (Washington Park Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #299004 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: Orange
      • Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Orlando West
      • Location given for Washington Park Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.5141697     Lon: -81.4289599
      • 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 Orange, 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 from Point A (ie- Washington Park 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.
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