Vineland Cemetery

Vineland Cemetery is a cemetery in Vineland, Florida and is one of the Lost Florida Cemeteries. It is just north of Interstate 4 along State Road 535 on Fenton Street. The name is not used much any more, since the City of Lake Buena Vista lies just to the south and west and is a more well-known name. Orange County officially calls the area Buena Vista North or Orange Center, its original name. The area was given the name Orange Center when it was platted in 1911. Previously it had the name Englewood, probably given to it by the Florida Midland Railroad. The name was changed to Vineland in 1924, supposedly due to confusion with Orange City, Florida. Vineland Cemetery was est. c. Reconstruction. Two Civil War veterans were buried at the cemetery. Later, it became known as Vineland Cemetery after 1924. In 1934 and 1936 Loma and John McGinnis were buried there, but later removed.

This is one of the lost cemeteries in Orange County. The cemetery is unmarked and in thick palmetto scrub. Access is very difficult. There could be other graves, but they are not obvious. The last survey was in Nov 1996.

Vineland (town):

MCGINNIS, John, b. Jan 17 1868 d. May 25, 1936, Age 68 * and MCGINNIS, Loma, b. Apr 17 1897 d. Jun 15 1934, Age 37 *

American Civil War:

LUDWIG, Corp. W, b. 1839 d. C. Reconstruction, Co. M In Y.T.A and FOSTER, Chas H, b. 1827 d. C. Reconstruction, Co B, 3 Mass. Cav.

Long time Vineland residents have confirmed that these four names were here. Two McGinnis metal markers were surrounded by a low wire fence but have deteriorated and are unreadable. (information is from an earlier survey LDS Survey in 1956 - FHC# 0002104). Ludwig and Foster stones are flat and about 50 feet away. The graves of McGinnis are no longer present as they have been moved by the family. The Civil War graves are still present though are planned to be moved to a United States National Cemetery.

Corp. Washington Ludwig

Corporal Washington Ludwig is one of two soldiers that were buried at the Vineland Cemetery in Vineland, Florida. Ludwig was born in New York in 1839 and died in Florida. He was in Battery M. 1st New York Regiment of Light Artillery. He did not die in the war but did later on in Florida.

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