A visit to the Forest Lawn Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Forest Lawn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Lawn Cemetery (FG ID #2180752)
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 Forest Lawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
Lat: 49.0998° (49° 5' 59")
Lon: -116.4627° (-116° 27' 45")
As an estimate, the Forest Lawn Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Erickson.
Name Variations for Forest Lawn Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Forest Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Lawn Municipal Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Forest Lawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to British Columbia:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Forest Lawn Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Erickson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson
- Canyon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Creston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lister
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lister came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lister
- Kitchener
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitchener came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchener
- McConnel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnel came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Wynndel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynndel came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynndel
- Rykerts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rykerts came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rykerts
- Porthill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porthill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porthill
- Porthill is located in Boundary County (ID)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porthill <3>
- Goatfell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goatfell
- Sirdar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sirdar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirdar
- Eastport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Kingsgate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsgate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Kootenay Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kootenay Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kootenay Landing
- Yahk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kuskanook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuskanook
- Kuskanook has also been known as:
- Kuskonook
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 Forest Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 6 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Boundary County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Boundary County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copeland Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Moravia Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moravia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moravia Cemetery is located in Boundary County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moravia Cemetery
- Moyie Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Moyie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moyie Lake Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moyie Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Forest Lawn Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
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> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forest Lawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.0998, Longitude: -116.4627 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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> | 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. |