A visit to the Forest Lawn Memorial 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 Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery:
30.1386, -82.6358
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery.<3>
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)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopeful Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Columbia Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor AME Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Tabor AME Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The East Rest Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rest Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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)
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McColskey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McColskey is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
- 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 (10 more) ...
- Lake Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Padlock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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)
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
- High Springs
- Lake Butler
- Lake City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Memorial Gardens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Columbia 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 Gardens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #301083 (Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #301083 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: Columbia
- Est. Elev: 31 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake City West
- Location given for Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.1385658 Lon: -82.6356782
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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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |