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A visit to the Waco Memorial Park ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Waco Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Waco Memorial Park (FG ID #1707309)

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 Waco Memorial Park ...

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

Lat:   31.4736°   (31° 28' 24")

Lon:   -97.1599°   (-97° 9' 35")

The Waco Memorial Park is located in McLennan County<2>.

The county seat for McLennan County is located in Waco. Waco lies just to the north of the Waco Memorial Park .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waco Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Robinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Whitehall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitehall Cemetery is located in McLennan County
  • St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery is located in McLennan County
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in McLennan County
  • Jacob - Sholom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob - Sholom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacob - Sholom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jacob - Sholom Cemetery is located in McLennan County
  • Rosemound Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosemound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosemound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rosemound Cemetery is located in McLennan County
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lawson Cemetery is located in McLennan County
  • Christian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in McLennan County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in McLennan County
  • Rosemound Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosemound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosemound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rosemound Cemetery is located in McLennan County
  • Restland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Restland Cemetery is located in McLennan County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • McLennan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLennan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLennan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McLennan Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Lorena Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorena Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lorena Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Santa Cruz Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Cruz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Cruz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Bosqueville Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kimmonsville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Riggs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McLennan County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waco Memorial Park.

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

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 Waco Memorial Park. The following communities are located in McLennan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bellmead
  • Hewitt
    • Hewitt lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Waco Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hewitt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
  • Lorena
    • Lorena lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Waco Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lorena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
  • Riesel
  • Waco
    • Waco lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Waco Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco

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 Waco 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 Waco Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1370705  (Waco Memorial Park)
    • Note: GNIS record #1370705 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: Lorena
    • County: McLennan         Elev: 165
    • Location given for GNIS #1370705 (Waco Memorial Park)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1707309

The official website for McLennan County: www.co.mclennan.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 McLennan, 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 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 Waco Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4736, Longitude: -97.1599    
<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 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.
<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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