A visit to the Memorial Park Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Memorial Park Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Memorial Park Cemetery (FG ID #15595).
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 Park Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park Cemetery:
35.1104, -89.8741
The Memorial Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Memphis.
The cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Memphis. Memphis lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Memorial Park Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Park Cemetery.
Name Variations for Memorial Park Cemetery ...
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.
Memorial Park Cemetery 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 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Memorial Park Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Germantown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Germantown Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Cemetery
- St. Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Memphis.
- The St. Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Central Avenue Cemetery
- Ridge High Cemetery
- St. Johns Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1164395 <1>
- Oakville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Hill Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vernon Gardens is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Gardens
- Raleigh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Raleigh Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Eastlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill Cemetery East
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Son of Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Son of Zion Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Son of Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Baron Hirsch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Baron Hirsch Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baron Hirsch Cemetery
- Number 9 Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- All Saints Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stateline Church of Christ
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Woods Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toll Gate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Toll Gate Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Cemetery
- Galilee Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Park Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- The Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Parkway Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Germantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Binghampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Capleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Forest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Memphis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Olive Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Southaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collierville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lucy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Horn Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Lakeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aldens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Bartlett
- Collierville
- Cordova
- Germantown
- Memphis
- Mound City
- Olive Branch
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 either 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 Park Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Park Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #15595
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1303498 (Memphis Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1303498 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Germantown
- Location given for Memphis Memorial Park:
- Lat: 35.1095348 Lon: -89.8739761
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Shelby, 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 from Point A (ie- Memorial Park 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |