About Memorial Park Cemetery
Memorial Park Cemetery is a memorial park in Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia. The grounds sit at about 1,171 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including David Clifford Kay and Minter Jackson Westfall Jr. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 315040. The nearest other listed cemetery is Stringer Family Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Memorial Park Funeral Homes & Cemeteries - Main in Gainesville, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 168 cemeteries we list in Hall County, and 114 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Notable people buried at Memorial Park Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist.
- David Clifford Kay1933-2025Ph.D. Michigan State University 1963
- Minter Jackson Westfall Jr1916-2003American entomologist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Memorial Park Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
34.26904, -83.86231
What Memorial Park Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Stringer Family CemeteryGainesville, GAFamily cemetery0.5 mi
- Woodlawn CemeteryGainesville, GACemetery0.7 mi
- Hillside Garden CemeteryMcEver Road, Gainesville, GACemetery1.1 mi
- Strickland Family CemeteryOakwood, GAFamily cemetery1.5 mi
- Mountain View Baptist CemeteryOakwood, GABaptist cemetery1.7 mi
- Webster Family CemeteryGainesville, GAFamily cemetery1.8 mi
- Alta Vista CemeteryJesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville, GACemetery2.0 mi
- Gainesville Mill CemeteryGainesville, GACemetery2.2 mi
- Thompson Family CemeteryGainesville, GAFamily cemetery2.3 mi
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church CemeteryGainesville, GAChristian cemetery2.3 mi
Funeral homes near Memorial Park Cemetery
- Memorial Park Funeral Homes & Cemeteries - Main0.1 miFuneral home · Gainesville · (770) 287-8227
- Hillside Chapel Funeral Home & Cremation Services1.2 miFuneral home · Gainesville · (770) 287-0220
- Little-Davenport Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Gainesville · (770) 534-5201
- Dexter T. Sims Mortuary2.9 miMortuary · Gainesville · (470) 252-5636
- Wimberly Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Gainesville · (770) 536-3251
- Memorial Park Funeral Homes and Cemeteries North - Riverside Chapel3.7 miFuneral home · Gainesville · (770) 297-6200
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Memorial Park Cemetery located?
Memorial Park Cemetery is at Memorial Park Drive, Gainesville, GA in Hall County. GPS coordinates: 34.26904, -83.86231.
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