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A visit to the Memory Garden ...


The location of the Memory Garden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Memory Garden ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memory Garden can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memory Garden

Lat:   35.5612°   (35° 33' 40")

Lon:   -100.9921°   (-100° 59' 31")

The Memory Garden is located in Gray County<2>.

The county seat for Gray County is located in Pampa. Pampa lies just to the southeast of the Memory Garden .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Memory Garden:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Gray County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Memory Garden.

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

    • Pampa
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pampa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pampa
      • Pampa is located in Gray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,860 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pampa <4>
    • Kingsmill ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsmill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsmill
      • Kingsmill is located in Gray County
    • Bowers City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowers City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers City
      • Bowers City is located in Gray County
    • Skellytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • White Deer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lefors
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lefors have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefors
      • Lefors is located in Gray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lefors <4>
    • Wesco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
      • Wesco is located in Gray County
    • Miami
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miami have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
      • Miami is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <4>
    • Phillips
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Phillips is located in Hutchinson County
    • Borger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borger
      • Borger is located in Hutchinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borger <4>
    • Groom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom
      • Groom is located in Carson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groom <4>
    • Electric City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electric City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
      • Electric City is located in Hutchinson County
    • Panhandle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alanreed
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanreed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanreed
      • Alanreed is located in Gray County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanreed <4>

    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 Memory Garden. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gray County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memory Garden.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 14 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Memory Garden.<5>

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

    • Fairview Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • White Deer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elderidge Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elderidge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elderidge Cemetery is located in Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elderidge Cemetery
    • Highland Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Park is located in Hutchinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Park
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • 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 Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Panhandle Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Groom Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jericho Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jericho Cemetery is located in Donley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jericho Cemetery
    • Boydston Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boydston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boydston Cemetery is located in Donley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boydston Cemetery
    • Westlawn Memorial Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • The Westlawn Memorial Park is located in Hutchinson County
      • The Westlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Westlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7568 <6>
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery

    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 Memory Garden:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1362605  (Memory Garden)
      • Note: GNIS record #1362605 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: Pampa
      • County: Gray         Elev: 989
      • Location given for GNIS #1362605 (Memory Garden)

    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 Gray, 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 Memory Garden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5612, Longitude: -100.9921       In this case, the coordinates for the Memory Garden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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