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A visit to the 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. 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 ...

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

34.3062, -99.7301

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

The Memorial Park is located in Hardeman County<2>.

The county seat for Hardeman County is located in Quanah. Quanah lies just to the southwest of the Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Park.

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 Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Goodlett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Goodlett Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlett Cemetery
  • Durham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Durham Cemetery is located in Jackson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jackson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Chillicothe Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Chillicothe Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe Cemetery
  • Eldorado Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Eldorado Cemetery is located in Jackson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Big Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Big Valley Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley Cemetery
  • Odema Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Odema Cemetery is located in Jackson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odema Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Harmon County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
  • Elba Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Elba Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Cemetery
  • Carmel Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Carmel Cemetery is located in Jackson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Margaret Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Margaret Cemetery is located in Foard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret Cemetery
    • Louis Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Louis Cemetery is located in Harmon County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Cemetery
    • Kirkland Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tennessee Valley Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Boggy Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Boggy Cemetery is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Cemetery
    • Tolbert Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tolbert Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Vernon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219180 <5>
    • Bell Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Bell Cemetery is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Odell.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2318 <5>
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Harmon County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.

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

  • Quanah
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Goodlett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
  • Chillicothe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Eldorado
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Odell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Louis ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Louis is located in Harmon County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
  • Margaret
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Margaret is located in Foard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Tolbert ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
  • Kirkland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Rayland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rayland is located in Foard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
  • Baker
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Baker is located in Cottle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Crowell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • White City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • White City is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Thalia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Thalia is located in Foard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
    • Elmer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmer is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <6>
    • Olustee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Olustee is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olustee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olustee <6>
    • Lockett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lockett is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett
    • Fargo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Fargo is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Gould
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gould is located in Harmon County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould <6>
    • Duke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • East Duke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • East Duke is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Vernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <6>

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardeman County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hardeman 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:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1890000  (Memorial Park Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1890000 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: Hardeman
      • Est. Elev: 474 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Quanah East
      • Location given for Memorial Park Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.3061882     Lon: -99.7300938
      • 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 Hardeman, 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- Memorial Park) 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.