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. 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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park:
38.7126, -90.2790
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Park is located in Saint Louis County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Louis County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies just to the southwest of the Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Lake Charles Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lake Charles Park Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles Park Cemetery
- The Lake Charles Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Charles Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valhalla Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Valhalla Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
- The Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29768 <5>
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Bellefontaine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frieden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Frieden Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frieden Cemetery
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- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Washington Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Western Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem Cemetery
- The New Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Memorial Park Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Memorial Park Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Memorial
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #164041 <5>
- United Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The United Hebrew Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Hebrew Cemetery
- Chesed Shei Emeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chinese Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chinese Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
- B'nai Amoona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The B'nai Amoona Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Amoona Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Pasadena Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pasadena Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 888 people
- Northwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Northwoods is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,061 people
- Flordell Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flordell Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flordell Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Country Club Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Country Club Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
- Norwood Court
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Norwood Court is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Court
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Pasadena Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pasadena Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Normandy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Glen Echo Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glen Echo Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Velda City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Velda City is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velda City
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,403 people
- Beverly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beverly Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Velda Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Velda Village is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velda Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Velda Village Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Velda Village Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velda Village Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hillsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Uplands Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Uplands Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uplands Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Pine Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Jennings
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
- Woodstock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Cool Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Bellerive Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bellerive Acres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Former name for Bellerive Acres:
- Bellerive
- Bel-Nor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bel-Nor is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel-Nor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
- Greendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
- Pagedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
- Wellston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wellston is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Ferguson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
- Baden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Moline Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moline Acres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
- Dellwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dellwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,994 people
- Bel-Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bel-Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel-Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
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 Saint Louis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baden
- Ferguson
- Jennings
- Wellston
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 professional and volunteer 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:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Saint Louis 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:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #756376 (Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #756376 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: St. Louis
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clayton
- Location given for Memorial Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7125509 Lon: -90.2790021
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, 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- Memorial Park) 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. |