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A visit to the Memorial Park ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Memorial Park ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park

Lat:   21.2703°   (21° 16' 13")

Lon:   -157.8000°   (-157° 48' 0")

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Memorial Park.<3>

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

  • Moiliili Japanese Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kawaiahao Manoa Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Manoa Chinese Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manoa Chinese Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Manoa Chinese Cemetery is located in Honolulu.
    • The Manoa Chinese Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lee Yin Chung Manoa Chinese Cemetery
    • Lin Yee Chung Manoa Chinese Cemetery
    • Lin Yee Chung Society Chinese Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139234 <4>
  • Makiki Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • King Street Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Street Catholic Cemetery
    • The King Street Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Roman Catholic (RC) Church Cemetery
    • Roman Catholic (RC) King Street Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #184586 <4>
  • Royal Mausoleum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nuuanu Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Honolulu Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • O'ahu Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'ahu Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the O'ahu Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Honolulu.
    • The O'ahu Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nuuanu Cemetery
    • Oahu Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103852 <4>
  • City Memorial Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Memorial Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the City Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Honolulu.
    • The City Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • City Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358498 <4>
  • Hook Chu Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pauoa Chinese Christian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauoa Chinese Christian Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pauoa Chinese Christian Cemetery is located in Honolulu.
    • The Pauoa Chinese Christian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chinese Christian Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2287479 <4>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pauoa Hawaiian Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tong Sing Tong Chinese Society Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Uluhaimalama Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Yee King Tong Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yee King Tong Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Yee King Tong Cemetery is located in Honolulu.
      • The Yee King Tong Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Yee King Tong Chinese Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2359803 <4>
    • Ket On Society Chinese Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ket On Society Chinese Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ket On Society Chinese Cemetery is located in Honolulu.
      • The Ket On Society Chinese Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ket On Society Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2287408 <4>
    • National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mission Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mission Cemetery is located in Honolulu.
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Mission Cemetery with the Memorial Park and the .
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360506 <4>
    • Kawaiaha'o Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kawaiaha'o Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kawaiaha'o Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Honolulu.
      • The Kawaiaha'o Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kawaiaha'o Cemetery
      • Kawaiahao Cemetery
      • Kawaiahao Church Cemetery
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Kawaiaha'o Church Cemetery with the Memorial Park and the .
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #184593 <4>

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]<2> of the Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Kahala
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Waikiki
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waikiki
  • Pawaa ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pawaa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawaa
  • Honolulu
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maunawili
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maunawili have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maunawili
  • Hawaii Kai
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kalihi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kalihi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalihi
  • Waimanalo Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waimanalo Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waimanalo Beach
  • Waimanalo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Puohala Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puohala Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puohala Village
  • Kailua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kaneohe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lanikai
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Halawa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halawa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halawa
    • Foster Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Village
    • Aliamanu
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliamanu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliamanu
    • Hickam Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickam Village
    • Heeia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heeia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heeia
    • Aiea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aiea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiea
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aiea <5>
    • Ahuimanu
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ahuimanu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahuimanu
    • Iroquois Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iroquois Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iroquois Point
    • Kahaluu
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kahaluu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahaluu
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahaluu <5>
    • Waimalu
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waimalu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waimalu
    • Ewa Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewa Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewa Beach
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewa Beach <5>
    • Pearl City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl City <5>

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 Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Memorial Park:

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 Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #362317  (Memorial Park Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #362317 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Honolulu
    • County: Honolulu         Elev: 53
    • Location given for GNIS #362317 (Memorial Park Cemetery)

The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/

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>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 21.2703, Longitude: -157.8000       In this case, the coordinates for the Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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