A visit to the Memory Garden 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 Memory Garden Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memory Garden Cemetery:
39.7737, -87.2353
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memory Garden Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memory Garden Cemetery is located in Parke County<2>.
The county seat for Parke County is located in Rockville. Rockville lies just to the south southeast of the Memory Garden Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memory Garden Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Memory Garden Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memory Garden Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery
- The Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomingdale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84366 <5>
- Hethcoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hethcoe Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hethcoe Cemetery
- Coloma Friends Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Coloma Friends Church Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma Friends Church Cemetery
- The Coloma Friends Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coloma Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188646 <5>
- Watts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Overman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Overman Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overman Cemetery
- Elder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Arabia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Arabia Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia Cemetery
- Coffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Coffin Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffin Cemetery
- Warner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Warner Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Armiesburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Armiesburg Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg Cemetery
- Hixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hixon Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Poplar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Poplar Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cemetery
- Rawlings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings Cemetery
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 Memory Garden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memory Garden Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Billie Creek Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nyesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Annapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Mecca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Bellmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Judson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Armiesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Montezuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Summit Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Guion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Hillsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Alta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Bridgeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mansfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <6>
- Ferndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Fairview Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Byron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Grange Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Numa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Portland Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Waveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Memory Garden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Parke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memory Garden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomingdale
- Bridgeton
- Marshall
- Montezuma
- Newport
- Rockville
- Rosedale
- Waveland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Memory Garden Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Parke 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 Memory Garden Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #439006 (Memory Garden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439006 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: Parke
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockville
- Location given for Memory Garden Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7736514 Lon: -87.2352918
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Parke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Memory Garden 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |