A visit to the Montlawn 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 Montlawn Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Montlawn Memorial Park:
35.7379, -78.6467
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Montlawn Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Montlawn Memorial Park is located in Wake County<2>.
The county seat for Wake County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the north of the Montlawn Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Montlawn Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Montlawn Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Montlawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Carolina Biblical Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carolina Biblical Gardens is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Biblical Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carolina Biblical Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Raleigh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47051 <5>
- Raleigh National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hilliard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Rand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Mitchiner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mitchiner Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchiner Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Bagwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bagwell Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagwell Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeridan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jeridan Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeridan Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Montlawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Montlawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Hertford Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
- Hopedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Garner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairmont is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Method
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Method is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Glenwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- McCullers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Emerald Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Timberlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Meredith Townes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meredith Townes is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Townes
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Skycrest Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
- Brentwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
- Woodbury Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodbury Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Village
- Macks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Millbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millbrook is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Pickwick Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
- Knightdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Dutchess Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Cary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Trail
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Shotwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Neuse Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neuse Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Crossroads
- Neuse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Apex
(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 Montlawn Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Montlawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apex
- Apex lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Montlawn Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Apex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Cary
- Cary lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Montlawn Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Raleigh
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Montlawn Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Wake 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 Montlawn Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #990160 (Montlawn Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #990160 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: Wake
- Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Wheeler
- Location given for Montlawn Memorial Park:
- Lat: 35.7379302 Lon: -78.6466706
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Wake, 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- Montlawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |