A visit to the Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery (FG ID #72769).
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 Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery:
27.9188, -82.0224
The Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery.
Name Variations for Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Alafia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Springhead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blue Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cemetery
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Medulla Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Primitive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seward Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garden of Peace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lithia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lithia Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia Cemetery
- Malloy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Burial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gapway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- The Stephenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morehead Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72660 <1>
- New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Willow Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Oak is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
- Nichols
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Medulla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Medulla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
- Lakeland Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Plant City Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
- Parrish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Welcome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Winston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Pinecrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lithia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kings Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Woodfield Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
- West Plant City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
- West Plant City Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
- Armour ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lyle Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Highland City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eaton Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plant City Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
- Plant City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Acton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
- Cedar Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Durant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Highland City
- Lakeland
- Mulberry
- Plant City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #72769
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #301423 (Willow Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #301423 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: Polk
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Willow Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Polk, 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- Willow Oak Baptist Church 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |