A visit to the Garden of Memories 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 Garden of Memories Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Garden of Memories Cemetery (FG ID #1978422)
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 Garden of Memories Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garden of Memories Cemetery
Lat: 31.6404° (31° 38' 25")
Lon: -95.5811° (-95° 34' 51")
The cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.
As an estimate, the Garden of Memories Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Elkhart.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Palestine. Palestine lies just to the north northwest of the Garden of Memories Cemetery .
Name Variations for Garden of Memories 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.
Garden of Memories Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garden of Memories
- Elkhart Garden of Memories
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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Garden of Memories Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garden of Memories Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Starr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starr Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Starr Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Thomas Starr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Douthit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Perry Starr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Delany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Funderburk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chambers - Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huddleston - McKinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crawford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anthom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anthom Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anthom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Anthom Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Union Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garden of Memories Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garden of Memories Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elkhart
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cronin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salmon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deanwright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Assembly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
- Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
- Slocum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alderbranch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kossuth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grapeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mound City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jarvis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Herring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Refuge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <7>
- Neches
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Garden of Memories Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garden of Memories Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elkhart
- Grapeland
- Palestine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Garden of Memories Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 Garden of Memories Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Garden of Memories Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1889603 (Garden of Memories Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1889603 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: Southeast Palestine
- County: Anderson Elev: 127
- Location given for GNIS #1889603 (Garden of Memories Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1978422
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Texas' counties, including Anderson, 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 obstructions 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 Garden of Memories Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6404, Longitude: -95.5811 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |