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A visit to the Raleigh 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. 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 Raleigh Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Raleigh Memorial Park

Lat:   35.8645°   (35° 51' 52")

Lon:   -78.7210°   (-78° 43' 15")

The Raleigh Memorial Park is located in Wake County<1>.

The county seat for Wake County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the southeast of the Raleigh Memorial Park .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> of the Raleigh Memorial Park.<3>

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

  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • Restlawn Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Restlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Wake County
  • Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hill Crest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Crest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill Crest Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stephens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Raleigh National Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raleigh National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raleigh National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Raleigh National Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • Patrick Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patrick Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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]<2> of the Raleigh Memorial Park.

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

  • Pickwick Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
    • Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
  • Meredith Townes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith Townes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Townes
    • Meredith Townes is located in Wake County
  • Woodbury Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Village
    • Woodbury Village is located in Wake County
  • Glenwood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
    • Glenwood Village is located in Wake County
  • Method
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Morrisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Durham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <6>
  • Hazelwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Hazelwood is located in Wake County
  • Dutchess Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchess Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
    • Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
  • Fairmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
    • Fairmont is located in Wake County
  • Brentwood Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
    • Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
  • Millbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Raleigh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Timberlake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Wake County
    • Skycrest Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skycrest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
      • Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
    • Neuse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Brassfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hertford Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hertford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
      • Hertford Village is located in Wake County
    • Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
      • Falls is located in Wake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Falls
      • From the Raleigh Memorial Park to Falls
    • Indian Trail
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
      • Indian Trail is located in Wake County
    • Stony Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wyatt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Wyatt is located in Wake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wyatt
      • From the Raleigh Memorial Park to Wyatt
    • Apex
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
      • Apex is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <6>
    • Hopedale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Garner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Light
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Apex
    • Apex lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Raleigh Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Apex.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
  • Cary
    • Cary lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Raleigh 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 first turn to 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 Raleigh Memorial Park:

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 Raleigh Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #993002  (Raleigh Memorial Park)
    • Note: GNIS record #993002 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: Raleigh West
    • County: Wake         Elev: 120
    • Location given for GNIS #993002 (Raleigh Memorial Park)

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Raleigh Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8645, Longitude: -78.7210    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<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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