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A visit to the Forest Lawn Memorial Park ...

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 Forest Lawn Memorial Park ...

The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Orange County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • All Souls Cemetery
    • The All Souls Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Souls Cemetery
  • Anaheim Cemetery
    • The Anaheim Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Anaheim Cemetery is located in Anaheim.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7838 <2>
  • Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
    • The Angeles Abbey Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Angeles Abbey Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Compton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1899624 <2>
  • Artesia Cemetery
    • The Artesia Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach)
    • The Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach) is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach) is located in Long Beach.
    • The Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach) has also been known as:
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery - Long Beach
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach
    • Long Beach Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Long Beach Forest Lawn Park Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Memorial Park
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach) with the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - and also the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills (located 22 miles to the northwest) and the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale (located 19 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180662 <2>
  • Good Shepherd Cemetery
    • The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Shepherd Cemetery
    • The Good Shepherd Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Huntington Beach Cemetery
    • Roselawn Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Little Lake Cemetery
  • Loma Vista Memorial Park
  • Long Beach Cemetery
    • The Long Beach Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach Cemetery
    • The Long Beach Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Long Beach Municipal Cemetery
  • Magnolia Memorial Park
    • The Magnolia Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Memorial Park
  • Melrose Abbey Cemetery
    • The Melrose Abbey Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Abbey Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Old Downey Cemetery
      • The Old Downey Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Downey Cemetery
    • Olive Grove Cemetery
      • The Olive Grove Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove Cemetery
    • Paradise Memorial Park
      • The Paradise Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Memorial Park
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Table Top Cemetery
      • The Table Top Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Top Cemetery
    • The Good Shepherd Cemetery
    • Westminster Memorial Park
      • The Westminster Memorial Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Memorial Park
      • The Westminster Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Central Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8437 <2>
    • Young Israel Cemetery
      • The Young Israel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Israel Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 34 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Artesia
    • Artesia is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesia <4>
  • Barber City
    • Barber City is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber City
  • Bellflower
  • Belmont Shore
  • Buena Park
  • Cambodia Town
    • Cambodia Town is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambodia Town
  • Carmenita
    • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
  • Cerritos
  • Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Cypress
  • East La Mirada
    • East La Mirada is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East La Mirada
  • Fulton Wells
    • Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Garden Grove
    • Green Lantern Village
    • Hawaiian Gardens
    • La Mirada
    • La Palma
    • Lakewood
    • Los Alamitos
    • Los Altos
      • Los Altos is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Altos
    • Los Cerritos
      • Los Cerritos is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerritos
    • Midway City
    • Naples
      • Naples is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Norwalk
      • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>
    • Paramount
    • Rossmoor
      • Rossmoor is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
    • Santa Fe Springs
    • Seal Beach
    • Signal Hill
    • Stanton
    • Studebaker
      • Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
    • Sunset Beach
    • Surfside
    • Westminster

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 Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orange County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Orange 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 Forest Lawn Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #242365  (Forest Lawn Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #242365 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: Orange
      • Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Los Alamitos

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <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- Forest Lawn Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.