A visit to the Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa ...
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 of Santa Rosa ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa:
30.3599, -87.1944
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa is located in Santa Rosa County<2>.
The county seat for Santa Rosa County is located in Milton. Milton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa, with the nearest first.
- Serenity Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Serenity Gardens is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Gardens
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clopton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Clopton Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- The Magnolia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Englewood MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229477 <5>
- Barrancas National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chasefield Plantation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Serenity Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rose Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Lawn Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Cemetery
- The Rose Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71994 <5>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72111 <5>
- Bayview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bayview Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
- The Bayview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bayview Memorial Park
- Haven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Haven Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Cemetery
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- Resthaven Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Resthaven Gardens is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Gardens
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Milsted Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Whitmire Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire Cemetery
- Pensacola Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Hammock Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Hammock Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammock Cemetery
- Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the northwest of Pensacola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #809967 <5>
- Nix Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Nix Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Cemetery
- The Nix Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nix Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208378 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa, with the nearest first:
- Gulf Breeze
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pensacola Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach
- Pensacola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Goulding
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goulding is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
- Warrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warrington is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- West Pensacola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Pensacola is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pensacola
- Brent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brent is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Tristan Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tristan Village is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristan Village
- Myrtle Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Bohemia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bohemia is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Cut is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Bellview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
- Ferry Pass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Ensley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perdido Key
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lillian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lillian is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
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 of Santa Rosa. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Santa Rosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Navarre
- Pensacola
- Perdido Key
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 of Santa Rosa:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Santa Rosa 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 of Santa Rosa:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #299020 (Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #299020 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: Santa Rosa
- Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gulf Breeze
- Location given for Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa:
- Lat: 30.3599215 Lon: -87.1944138
- 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 Florida's counties, including Santa Rosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 of Santa Rosa) 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |