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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. 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 Park ...

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

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

Lat:   35.2401°   (35° 14' 24")

Lon:   -102.4519°   (-102° 27' 6")

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

The county seat for Oldham County is located in Vega. Vega lies just to the east northeast of the Memorial Park .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 12 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Old La Plata Grave
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old La Plata Grave
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old La Plata Grave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Old La Plata Grave is located in Deaf Smith County
  • Muncy Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muncy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muncy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Muncy Cemetery is located in Oldham County
  • Cal Farley's Boys Ranch Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Boot Hill Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boot Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Oldham County
  • Tascosa Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tascosa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tascosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tascosa Cemetery is located in Oldham County
  • Rest Lawn Memorial Park
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Lawn Memorial Park
    • The Rest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Deaf Smith County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rest Lawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Hereford.
    • The Rest Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Rest Lawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6324 <5>
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • West Park Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Park Cemetery
    • The West Park Cemetery is located in Deaf Smith County
    • The West Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hereford Cemetery
    • Westpark Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7557 <5>
  • St. Anthony's Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Townsend Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Arnot Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arnot Cemetery is located in Potter County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.

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

  • Vega
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
    • Vega is located in Oldham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vega <7>
  • Adrian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
    • Adrian is located in Oldham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <7>
  • Wildorado
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildorado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildorado
    • Wildorado is located in Oldham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildorado <7>
  • La Plata ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Plata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
    • La Plata is located in Deaf Smith County
  • Tascosa ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tascosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tascosa
    • Tascosa is located in Oldham County
  • Bushland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushland
    • Bushland is located in Potter County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushland <7>
  • Boise ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
    • Boise is located in Oldham County
  • Dawn
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
    • Dawn is located in Deaf Smith County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawn <7>
  • Umbarger
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hereford
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Bishop Hills
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Hills
    • Bishop Hills is located in Potter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Soncy
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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 Oldham 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 begin with 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 Park:

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 #1362602  (Memorial Park)
    • Note: GNIS record #1362602 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: Vega South
    • County: Oldham         Elev: 1228
    • Location given for GNIS #1362602 (Memorial Park)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Oldham, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2401, Longitude: -102.4519       In this case, the coordinates for the Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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.




 

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