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A visit to the Memorial Gardens 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 Memorial Gardens Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery:

30.3569, -88.5147

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

The Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Pascagoula. Pascagoula lies just to the west northwest of the Memorial Gardens Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Memorial Gardens Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Macpelah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Macpelah Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macpelah Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Macpelah Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pascagoula.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1448209 <5>
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pascagoula Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1931339 <5>
  • Old Spanish Fort Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • First MB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The First MB Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First MB Church Cemetery
    • The First MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59303 <5>
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
  • Orange Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
  • Pinecrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Kivisto Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kivisto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kivisto Cemetery
    • Mormon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Mormon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Cemetery
    • Martin Bluff Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Martin Bluff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff Cemetery
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dees Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dees Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Wolf Ridge Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Wolf Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Ridge Cemetery
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Piner McGrew Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Piner McGrew Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piner McGrew Cemetery
    • Grand Bay Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Grand Bay Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bay Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Gardens Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Eastside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Eastside is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
  • Pascagoula
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Moss Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Orange Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Escatawpa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Helena is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Gautier
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Coll Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
  • Hickory Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Martin Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
  • Fountainebleau
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
  • Grand Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
    • Gulf Park Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
    • Bayou La Batre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Coden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Big Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Big Point is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
    • Vancleave
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocean Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Saint Elmo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo

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 Gardens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.

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

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 Gardens Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Jackson 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 Gardens Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #689079  (Memorial Gardens Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #689079 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: Jackson
      • Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pascagoula South
      • Location given for Memorial Gardens Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.3568665     Lon: -88.5147363
      • 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 Mississippi's counties, including Jackson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Memorial Gardens 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.
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