A visit to the Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery:
33.6343, -85.7886
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Anniston. Anniston lies just to the northwest of the Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oconee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oconee Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Anniston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23411 <5>
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Anniston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23447 <5>
- Oxford Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Edgemont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Edgemont Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Cemetery
- Prisoner of War Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westview Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Oxford.
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1786988 <5>
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Prospect Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Choccolocco
- Lloyds Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. McClellan Military Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Davistown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Davistown Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davistown Cemetery
- Iron City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Iron City Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City Cemetery
- Halls Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Halls Chapel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Chapel Cemetery
- Anniston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Anniston Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston Cemetery
- The Anniston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anniston Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #263425 <5>
- Coldwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Coldwater Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Cemetery
- The Coldwater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coldwater Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #262899 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Fourmile Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oxford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- De Armanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Anniston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Hobson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Blue Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Choccolocco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Saks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saks
- Cobb Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kentuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Abel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Iron City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Leatherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Eulaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Weaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
- Bera ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Bynum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Blue Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Peaceburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peaceburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceburg
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 Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery. The following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anniston
- Fort McClellan - Historic
- Oxanna
- Oxanna lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oxanna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Oxford
- Weaver
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 professional and volunteer 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 Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Calhoun County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118503 (Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118503 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Anniston
- Location given for Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6342713 Lon: -85.7885749
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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