List of Neighboring Cemeteries ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hesperides (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are located in Polk County.
- Auburndale Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Auburndale Memorial Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Biscuit Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bougainvillea Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Church of Christ Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Church of Christ Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eagle Lake.
- The Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eagle Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71920 <2>
- Collins Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
- The Corinth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bereah Cemetery
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242863 <2>
- Crum - Durrance Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum - Durrance Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crum - Durrance Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Homeland.
- The Crum - Durrance Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crum Cemetery
- Durrance Cemetery
- Homeland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198368 <2>
- Eden Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
- The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Eden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71928 <2>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bartow Cemetery
- Bartow Wildwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71759 <2>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Davenport.
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davenport Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71888 <2>
- Finney Point Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finney Point Cemetery
- The Finney Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whaley Cemetery
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Kissimmee Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Kissimmee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Kissimmee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ft. Meade Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fortner Family Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortner Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortner Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fortner Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peace Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349899 <2>
- Friendship MB Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gandy Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gandy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gandy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the southwest of Bartow.
- The Gandy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Connersville Cemetery
- Polk Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72018 <2>
- Gapway Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Glover Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Cemetery
- The Glover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thornhill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72037 <2>
- Hancock Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hart Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Homeland Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Howard Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Inman Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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- Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lowery Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wales Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeland Memorial Gardens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lakeside Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Loughman Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Malloy Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malloy Cemetery
- The Malloy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haskell Cemetery
- Lake Hancock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72221 <2>
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Peace Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- New Hope Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72336 <2>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Burial Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Burial Park
- The Oak Hill Burial Park has also been known as:
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #183813 <2>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haines City Cemetery
- New Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2398560 <2>
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Old Elim Church Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Osceola Memory Gardens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Palm Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinecrest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinecrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Prescott Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prescott Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prescott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ret Row Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Hills Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kissimmee.
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosehill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72538 <2>
- Seward Family Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shady Oaks Gardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wahneta Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Watson Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Willow Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Willow Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lake Wales.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273430 <2>
In Closing ...
If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Hesperides, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned, etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.
If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Hesperides to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hesperides.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Hesperides. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Working on your genealogy? We always start with these websites when searching in and around the area of Hesperides and Polk County:
Links at Cyndi's List:
for State of Florida
for Polk County
Links at Family Search:
for State of Florida
for Polk County
Links at Genealogy Trails:
for State of Florida
for Polk County
We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hesperides.
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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- Hesperides) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hesperides. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8842, Longitude: -81.4590 In this case, the coordinates for Hesperides have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | 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. |