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A visit to the Oleander Memorial Gardens ...


The location of the Oleander Memorial Gardens has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Oleander Memorial Gardens ...

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

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

Lat:   34.2066°   (34° 12' 23")

Lon:   -77.8300°   (-77° 49' 47")

The Oleander Memorial Gardens is located in New Hanover County<2>.

The county seat for New Hanover County is located in Wilmington. Wilmington lies just to the west of the Oleander Memorial Gardens .

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 helpful 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 Oleander Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to New Hanover County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oleander Memorial Gardens itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oleander Memorial Gardens.

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

    • Seagate
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seagate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
      • Seagate is located in New Hanover County
    • Wrightsville Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsville Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville Beach
      • Wrightsville Beach is located in New Hanover County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsville Beach <4>
    • Masonboro
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonboro
      • Masonboro is located in New Hanover County
    • Windemere
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windemere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
      • Windemere is located in New Hanover County
    • Wilmington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kings Grant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
      • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
    • Smith Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
      • Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
    • Ogden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <4>
    • Myrtle Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtle Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
      • Myrtle Grove is located in New Hanover County
    • Silver Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
    • Bayshore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayshore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
      • Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
    • Kirkland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
      • Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Murraysville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murraysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
        • Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
      • Wrightsboro
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
        • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
      • Hightsville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
        • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
      • Old Town
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
        • Old Town is located in Brunswick County
      • Belville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
        • Belville is located in Brunswick County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
      • Sea Breeze
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
        • Sea Breeze is located in New Hanover County
      • Skippers Corner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skippers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
        • Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
      • Leland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
        • Leland is located in Brunswick County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,647 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <4>
      • Castle Hayne
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hayne
        • Castle Hayne is located in New Hanover County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Hayne <4>
      • Brown Town
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
        • Brown Town is located in Pender County
      • Navassa
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navassa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
        • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 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 Oleander Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in New Hanover County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Oleander Memorial Gardens.<5>

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

    • Masonboro Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Wilmington National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Delgado Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Delgado Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • The Delgado Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Spofford Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delgado Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229370 <6>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Oak Grove Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188187 <6>
    • Greenlawn Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenlawn Memorial Park is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Memorial Park
    • Acorn Branch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellevue Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bellevue Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Cemetery
    • Calvary Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Forest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pine Forest Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Forest Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Forest Cemetery
    • B'nai Israel Hebrew Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • St. James Episcopal Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. James Episcopal Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Episcopal Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Oak Grove Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hanks Chapel Cemetery
        • Oak Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485215 <6>
      • Freeman Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Freeman Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
      • St. Thomas Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
      • Shoulder Branch Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoulder Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shoulder Branch Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoulder Branch Cemetery
      • Cedar Hill Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • Nelson Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
      • Drew Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Drew Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drew Cemetery

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

    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 Oleander Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #991628  (Oleander Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: GNIS record #991628 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wrightsville Beach
      • County: New Hanover         Elev: 8
      • Location given for GNIS #991628 (Oleander Memorial Gardens)

    The official website for New Hanover County: www.nhcgov.com/

    The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

    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 New Hanover, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oleander Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2066, Longitude: -77.8300       In this case, the coordinates for the Oleander Memorial Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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