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Bayview Memorial Park (Escambia County FL) | Find Graves & Burial Records

Cemetery burial records, location, and grave search - Escambia County, FL

Bayview Memorial Park is indexed for cemetery-name searches in Escambia County, Florida and supports burial-record lookup, place validation, and grave-search intent before users move into narrower person-level research.

Site info snapshot

Status Active
Burial records 8
Veteran-linked 8
Type Public
Map available Yes

Quick answer

How do I use the Bayview Memorial Park page for cemetery and burial research?

Use this page to confirm the cemetery first, review the map and source signals, scan the burial sample for likely matches, and then step back to Escambia County or Florida only when the search needs broader geographic context.

Cemetery profile

About Bayview Memorial Park, Escambia County, Florida

Bayview Memorial Park is currently indexed under Escambia County, Florida in the Cemetery Finders archive. This page is designed to answer place-intent searches for the cemetery itself while also giving person-name researchers enough context to decide whether this is the right burial site before searching deeper.

The strongest cemetery pages do more than list a name. They confirm geography, show source provenance, expose available burial depth, and offer clear next steps. That is why this page combines location context, record samples, research workflow blocks, and connected archive links in one place.

Contains documented modern-era veteran burials in the current archive.

Cemetery type

Public

GPS coordinates

30.45436, -87.17136

Step-by-step search guide

How to Search Bayview Memorial Park by Name, Place, and Record Context

Method 01

Confirm the cemetery before searching names

  1. 1. Check the county, state, type, and source label at the top of the page.
  2. 2. Use the map block below to validate that this cemetery aligns with the place you expect.
  3. 3. Only after the place is confirmed should you search for similar personal names.
Why this matters: person-name searches are much cleaner when the place is validated first, especially for common surnames and repeated family names.

Method 02

Review burial depth and record quality signals

  1. 1. Check how many burial records are currently linked to this cemetery.
  2. 2. Look for veteran-linked records, plot details, and date span signals to judge how rich the underlying record set is.
  3. 3. If the sample looks thin, widen to the county archive instead of forcing a narrow search too early.
Current record depth: 8 burial rows, 8 veteran-linked records, and 0 visible plot-detail signals.

Method 03

Use county and state archives as your fallback path

  1. 1. Return to Escambia County if you need nearby cemetery alternatives or broader local coverage.
  2. 2. Move up to Florida when the search needs regional context or county comparison.
  3. 3. Use this layered path instead of repeating blind searches across unrelated places.

Alternative search methods

Alternative Search Methods & Record Paths

Method Best For Speed Coverage
Direct burial search Known full names Fast Live cemetery-linked sample
County archive review Nearby cemetery comparison Medium Strong
State archive review Regional fallback research Medium Broad
Map + place confirmation Location validation Fast Available

Map & directions

Bayview Memorial Park Map, Address & Directions

BAYVIEW MEMORIAL PARK

Escambia County, Florida

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Location details

Address: Escambia County, Florida
County: Escambia County
State: Florida
GPS: 30.45436, -87.17136

Best next step

If the place looks correct, review the burial sample below. If not, move back to the county archive and compare nearby cemeteries before searching names again.

Burial record sample

Burial Names Connected to Bayview Memorial Park

Showing 8 of 8 burial records at Bayview Memorial Park. Page 1 of 1.

Name Dates Military Plot / Notes
Donald Earl Merchant 1934-04-10 to 2022-05-17 US ARMY Plot context limited
Ellis Coley Boone 1933-09-30 to 2022-01-23 US COAST GUARD Plot context limited
Donald Lee Rutter 1940-12-03 to 2022-01-15 US AIR FORCE Plot context limited
Charles Robert Barker 1944-12-08 to 2021-12-21 US AIR FORCE Plot context limited
Charles D Peeterse 1936-10-04 to 2021-10-21 US ARMY Plot context limited
Dennis Lynn Robinson 1952-11-30 to 2021-04-22 US NAVY Plot context limited
Chapel Lanier Ward 1918-11-30 to 2017-01-04 US ARMY AIR FORCES Plot context limited
Edwin Stephen Gothard 1926-03-07 to 2013-06-03 US ARMY AIR FORCES Plot context limited

Pro tips

Expert Genealogy Advice for Bayview Memorial Park Research

Search the place first, not the person first, when names are common. A confirmed cemetery dramatically improves the quality of a burial search.

Use year ranges from the sample table to separate duplicate names. Even partial death-date context is often enough to narrow a search.

If the page looks too thin, that usually means the cemetery record is real but the person-level layer is incomplete. In that case, the county archive is the best fallback path.

Frequently asked

Frequently Asked Questions About Bayview Memorial Park

This section answers the most common cemetery-intent questions first, so users can quickly decide whether to continue on this page or step back to the broader county archive.

How do I search burial records for Bayview Memorial Park?

Use the burial names on this page as a starting point, then run a focused search with the full name and Bayview Memorial Park. This is the strongest path when you already know the cemetery.

Where is Bayview Memorial Park located?

Bayview Memorial Park is listed in Escambia County, Florida, and the map on this page uses the best available geographic reference from the current archive.

How many burial records are connected to Bayview Memorial Park?

8 burial records are currently linked to Bayview Memorial Park in the archive.

What should I do if this cemetery has only partial information?

Use the county archive to review other cemeteries nearby, compare source labels, and broaden the person search with county and state context if the cemetery page is still sparse.