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Introduction ...

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 Memorial Gardens Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Lat:   30.1386°   (30° 8' 18")

Lon:   -82.6358°   (-82° 38' 8")

The Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Columbia County<1>.

The county seat for Columbia County is located in Lake City. Lake City lies just to the north of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery .

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 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 Gardens Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Columbia County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens 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 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Watertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Columbia County
    • Lake City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Five Points
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Columbia County
    • McColskey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McColskey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
      • McColskey is located in Columbia County
    • Lulu
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wellborn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Olustee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fort White
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • White Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McAlpin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • O'Brien
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Worthington Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Lake Butler
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Branford
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • High Springs
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Sanderson
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Live Oak
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • La Crosse
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooker
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Raiford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Rixford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rixford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
        • Rixford is located in Suwannee County

    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 Gardens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbia County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Alachua
      • Alachua lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alachua.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alachua
    • Branford
      • Branford lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Branford.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
    • High Springs
    • Lake Butler
    • Lake City

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hope Henry Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hope Henry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Hope Henry Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Henry Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Price Creek Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Oak Lawn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Truvine Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Truvine Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truvine Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
    • Hopeful Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopeful Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopeful Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopeful Church Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Columbia Community Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Columbia Community Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Community Cemetery
    • Hawthorne Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hawthorne Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawthorne Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Fellowship Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
      • Mt. Tabor AME Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor AME Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Tabor AME Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor AME Cemetery
      • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • East Rest Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The East Rest Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Rest Cemetery
      • Jerusalem Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Oak Grove Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

    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 Memorial Gardens Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #301083  (Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #301083 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lake City West
      • County: Columbia         Elev: 31
      • Location given for GNIS #301083 (Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery)

    The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyfla.com/

    The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1386, Longitude: -82.6358    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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