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A visit to the Garden of memories Cemetery ...

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 Garden of memories Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garden of memories Cemetery:

32.4857, -100.3548

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garden of memories Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Garden of memories Cemetery is located in Nolan County<2>.

The county seat for Nolan County is located in Sweetwater. Sweetwater lies just to the west southwest of the Garden of memories Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Garden of memories Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 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.

  • Sweetwater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coffee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Coffee Cemetery is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
  • Palava Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Palava Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palava Cemetery
  • Roscoe Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roscoe Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Roscoe.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6455 <5>
  • Round Mountain Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • White Church Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The White Church Cemetery is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church Cemetery
  • Trent Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Trent Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
  • Nolan Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Nolan Cemetery is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
  • Slater Chapel Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sylvester Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Sylvester Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester Cemetery
  • Claytonville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Claytonville Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville Cemetery
  • Champion Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Champion Cemetery is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Cemetery
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    • Dora Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dora Cemetery is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Cemetery
    • Maryneal Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Maryneal Cemetery is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryneal Cemetery
    • Roby Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Roby Cemetery is located in Fisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby Cemetery
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Fisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
    • Wallace Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Pyron Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pyron Cemetery is located in Scurry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyron Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pyron Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Hermleigh.
    • Decker Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Decker Cemetery is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Sweetwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Avenger Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Avenger Village is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenger Village
  • Roscoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Capitola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Capitola is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Trent
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Claytonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Claytonville is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
  • Nolan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sylvester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Wastella ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Wastella is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastella
  • Maryneal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Roby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Merkel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Loraine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • McCaulley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • McCaulley is located in Fisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaulley
    • Royston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Royston is located in Fisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
    • Mount Pleasant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Stith
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Stith is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
    • Hobbs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hobbs is located in Fisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs

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 Nolan 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.

  • Hermleigh
  • Loraine
    • Loraine lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Garden of memories Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loraine.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine
  • Merkel
    • Merkel lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Garden of memories Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Merkel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merkel
  • Roby
    • Roby lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Garden of memories Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
  • Roscoe
    • Roscoe lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Garden of memories Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roscoe.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Rotan
    • Rotan lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Garden of memories Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rotan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotan
  • Sweetwater

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 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 Garden of memories Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Nolan 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 Garden of memories Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1336391  (Garden of memories Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336391 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: Nolan
      • Est. Elev: 617 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Sweetwater
      • Location given for Garden of memories Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.485674     Lon: -100.3548264
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Nolan, 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- Garden of memories 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>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.
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