A visit to the Gaston Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gaston Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gaston Memorial Park (FG ID #47448).
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 Gaston Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gaston Memorial Park:
35.2484, -81.1426
The Gaston Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
The cemetery is located in Gaston County<2>.
The county seat for Gaston County is located in Gastonia. Gastonia lies just to the west northwest of the Gaston Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gaston Memorial Park.
Name Variations for Gaston Memorial Park ...
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.
Gaston Memorial Park has also been known as:
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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Gaston Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gaston Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Craig / Jenkins Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Firestone Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Firestone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Firestone Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone Cemetery
- Cramerton Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Aviary Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Aviary Gardens is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aviary Gardens
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Westview Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Westview Gardens is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Gardens
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Antioch Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Mauney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mauney Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauney Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
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 Gaston Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gaston Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Lowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smyre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ranlo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gastonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McAdenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Gastonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cramerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spencer Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Dallas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brown Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Mount Holly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bessemer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Dixie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Alexis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Wylie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Tryon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Gaston Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gaston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gaston Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bessemer City
- Clover
- Dallas
- Gastonia
- Kings Mountain
- Mount Holly
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 Gaston Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Gaston 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 Gaston Memorial Park:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #47448
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #985602 (Gaston Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #985602 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: Gaston
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gastonia South
- Location given for Gaston Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2495828 Lon: -81.138966
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Gaston, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gaston 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |