A visit to the Memorial Park 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 Memorial Park Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Memorial Park Cemetery (FG ID #640724).
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 Memorial Park Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park Cemetery:
38.9553, -95.2156
The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
While not adjacent, the Oak Hill Cemetery is directly northeast of the Memorial Park Cemetery.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Lawrence. Lawrence lies just to the west northwest of the Memorial Park Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Park Cemetery.
Name Variations for Memorial Park 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.
Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawrence Memorial Park
- Memorial Park
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]<3> of the Memorial Park Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Haskell Indian Nations University - Haskell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- University of Kansas - Lawrence Campus Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Cemetery Beni Israel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cemetery Beni Israel is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Beni Israel
- Holy Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Eudora City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Delaware Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Delaware Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Cemetery
- Flory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Flory Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flory Cemetery
- Vinland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ulrich Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ulrich Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulrich Cemetery
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reno Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Reno Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Holliday Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Holliday Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday Cemetery
- Stony Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hesper Friends Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Park Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Noria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Sibleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fall Leaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eudora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Buck Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vinland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Hesper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kanwaka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
- Kanwaka has also been known as:
- Kanawha
- Kannaka
- Kanwaca
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lone Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Williamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Clearfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lecompton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tonganoxie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stull is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
- Worden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Medina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baldwin City
- Eudora
- Lawrence
- Lecompton
- Linwood
- Medina
- Perry
- Perry lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Memorial Park Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tonganoxie
- Williamstown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Memorial Park Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #640724
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #479138 (Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #479138 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 267 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lawrence East
- Location given for Memorial Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9552805 Lon: -95.2155275
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Douglas, 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- Memorial 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |