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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 Oaks Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Memorial Oaks Cemetery (FG ID #5192)

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 Memorial Oaks Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Oaks Cemetery

Lat:   29.7821°   (29° 46' 55")

Lon:   -95.6150°   (-95° 36' 53")

The Memorial Oaks Cemetery is located in Harris County<2>.

The county seat for Harris County is located in Houston. Houston lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Memorial Oaks Cemetery .

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 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 Memorial Oaks Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Harris 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 Memorial Oaks Cemetery 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 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Oaks Cemetery.

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

    • Parkway Villages
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway Villages have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
      • Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
    • Addicks
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
      • Addicks is located in Harris County
    • Westpark Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westpark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
      • Westpark Village is located in Harris County
    • Ashford Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
      • Ashford Village is located in Harris County
    • Bear Creek Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village
      • Bear Creek Village is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Pine Forest Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Forest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Village
      • Pine Forest Village is located in Harris County
    • Barker
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
      • Barker is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barker <5>
    • Catalina Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catalina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
      • Catalina Village is located in Harris County
    • Alief
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alief have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alief
      • Alief is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alief <5>
    • Brays Village East
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brays Village East have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
      • Brays Village East is located in Harris County
    • Bunker Hill Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Village
      • Bunker Hill Village is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
    • Hedwig Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedwig Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwig Village
      • Hedwig Village is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,600 people
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Concord Bridge
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Bridge
        • Concord Bridge is located in Harris County
      • Deerfield Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
        • Deerfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Westlake Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
        • Westlake Village is located in Harris County
      • Westlake
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
        • Westlake is located in Harris County
      • Clodine
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mission Bend
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
        • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Piney Point Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
        • Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,416 people
        • Piney Point Village has also been known as:
        • Piney Point
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point Village <5>
      • City of Spring Valley Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of Spring Valley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Spring Valley Village
        • City of Spring Valley Village is located in Harris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,302 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for City of Spring Valley Village <5>
      • Spring Valley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
        • Spring Valley is located in Harris County
      • West Oaks Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
        • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Southdown Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southdown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown Village
        • Southdown Village is located in Harris County
      • Somerall
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerall
        • Somerall is located in Harris County
      • Copperfield Southcreek Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperfield Southcreek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield Southcreek Village
        • Copperfield Southcreek Village is located in Harris County
      • Hunters Creek Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
        • Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
      • Hilshire Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilshire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilshire Village
        • Hilshire Village is located in Harris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
      • Jersey Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Village
        • Jersey Village is located in Harris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Village <5>

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Memorial Oaks Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • The Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forest Park West Cemetery
      • Forest Park Cemetery
      • Forest Park West Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #162130 <1>
    • Baker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211 <1>
    • Alief Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Riceville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riceville Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riceville Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Woodlawn Garden of Memories
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1672327 <1>
    • Emanuel Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emanuel Memorial Park is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Memorial Park
    • Beth El Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth El Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beth El Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth El Cemetery
    • Knigge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knigge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knigge Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knigge Cemetery
    • New Home Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Home Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
    • Paradise North Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Paradise North Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • The Paradise North Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Paradise Cemetery North
      • Paradise Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise North Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1166748 <1>
    • Dowdell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowdell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dowdell Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowdell Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Muller Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Muller Cemetery is located in Harris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muller Cemetery
      • Cementerio San Isidro Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cementerio San Isidro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cementerio San Isidro Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cementerio San Isidro Cemetery
      • College Memorial Park
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the College Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The College Memorial Park is located in Harris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the College Memorial Park
      • Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adath Yeshurun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Adath Yeshurun Cemetery is located in Harris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
      • Cemetery Beautiful
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The Cemetery Beautiful is located in Harris County
        • The Cemetery Beautiful has also been known as:
        • Beautiful Cemetery
        • Paradise Beautiful Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery Beautiful
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2834 <1>
      • Restlawn Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The Restlawn Cemetery is located in Harris County
        • The Restlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Rest Lawn Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6341 <1>
      • Perry Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Perry Cemetery is located in Harris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
      • Katy Magnolia Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • The Katy Magnolia Cemetery is located in Waller County
        • The Katy Magnolia Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Magnolia Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Katy Magnolia Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5016 <1>
      • New Hope Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Magnolia Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Harris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
      • Glenwood Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Harris County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3828 <1>
      • Washington Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • The Washington Cemetery is located in Harris County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Houston.
        • The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Deutsche Gesellschaft Friedof
        • German Society Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7491 <1>
      • Olivewood Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • The Olivewood Cemetery is located in Harris County
        • The Olivewood Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hollow Wood Cemetery
        • Hollywood Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivewood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136702 <1>

    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 Memorial Oaks Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1374877  (Memorial Oaks Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1374877 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: Hedwig Village
      • County: Harris         Elev: 24
      • Location given for GNIS #1374877 (Memorial Oaks Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #5192

    The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.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 Harris, 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' 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 Memorial Oaks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7821, Longitude: -95.6150    
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.




 

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