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A visit to the Memory Gardens ...

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 Gardens ...

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

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

Lat:   35.0637°   (35° 3' 49")

Lon:   -101.9207°   (-101° 55' 14")

The Memory Gardens is located in Randall County<2>.

The county seat for Randall County is located in Canyon. Canyon lies just to the south of the Memory Gardens .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Memory Gardens.<4>

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

  • Dreamland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dreamland Cemetery
    • The Dreamland Cemetery is located in Randall County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dreamland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Canyon.
    • The Dreamland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Canyon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3288 <5>
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Randall County
  • Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Randall County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Canyon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6631 <5>
  • Llano Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Llano Cemetery
    • The Llano Cemetery is located in Randall County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Llano Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Amarillo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #171790 <5>
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park Cemetery
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Amarillo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5194 <5>
  • Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memorial Park is located in Potter County
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Happy Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Happy Cemetery is located in Swisher County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Washburn Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayside Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rest Lawn Memorial Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Claude Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Memory Gardens.

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

  • Canyon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Timbercreek Canyon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timbercreek Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek Canyon
    • Timbercreek Canyon is located in Randall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Palisades
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisades have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
    • Palisades is located in Randall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Lake Tanglewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tanglewood
    • Lake Tanglewood is located in Randall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
  • Soncy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Amarillo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Umbarger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bushland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Bishop Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Wildorado
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Dawn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Fairview
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Armstrong County
  • Washburn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Washburn is located in Armstrong County
  • Happy
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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 Memory Gardens:

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 Gardens:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1362607  (Memory Gardens)
    • Note: GNIS record #1362607 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: Buffalo Stadium
    • County: Randall         Elev: 1116
    • Location given for GNIS #1362607 (Memory Gardens)

The official website for Randall County: www.randallcounty.org/

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 Randall, 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 obstructions 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 Memory Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0637, Longitude: -101.9207       In this case, the coordinates for the Memory Gardens 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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