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A visit to the Crest Lawn Memory Gardens ...

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 Crest Lawn Memory Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crest Lawn Memory Gardens:

32.0485, -81.0437

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crest Lawn Memory Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Crest Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Chatham County<2>.

The county seat for Chatham County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies just to the west northwest of the Crest Lawn Memory Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Crest Lawn Memory Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crest Lawn Memory Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crest Lawn Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cathedral Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33167 <5>
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Colonial Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Colonial Park Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park Cemetery
  • Laurel Grove North Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Laurel Grove North Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove North Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove North Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
    • The Laurel Grove North Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurel Grove Cemetery (North)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34923 <5>
  • Laurel Grove South Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Laurel Grove South Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove South Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove South Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
    • The Laurel Grove South Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurel Grove Cemetery (South)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1611134 <5>
  • New Guinea Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Guinea Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guinea Cemetery
  • Old Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Old Church Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Savannah.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33870 <5>
  • Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cummingsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cummingsville Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville Cemetery
    • Cummingsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cummingsville Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville Cemetery
    • Shad Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Shad Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Cemetery
    • Hardy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Waldburgh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Waldburgh Cemetery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldburgh Cemetery
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crest Lawn Memory Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crest Lawn Memory Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Thunderbolt
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bona Bella
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
  • Whitemarsh Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitemarsh Island is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitemarsh Island
  • Robert M Hitch Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Abercorn Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Abercorn Heights is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercorn Heights
  • Savannah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Isle of Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
  • Golden Isles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Carver Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Carver Village is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
  • Union Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Union Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
  • Wilmington Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Florida Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Liberty City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
    • Woodville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodville is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
    • Alabama Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
    • Vernonburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Skidaway Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
    • Garden City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatham City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chatham City is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
    • Grubbs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Grubbs is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
    • Montgomery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Montgomery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
    • Coffee Bluff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff

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 Crest Lawn Memory Gardens. The following communities are located in Chatham County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crest Lawn Memory Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Savannah

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 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 Crest Lawn Memory Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Chatham 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 Crest Lawn Memory Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1694490  (Crest Lawn Memory Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1694490 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: Chatham
      • Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Savannah
      • Location given for Crest Lawn Memory Gardens:
      • Lat: 32.0485438     Lon: -81.043723
      • 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 Georgia's counties, including Chatham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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 from Point A (ie- Crest Lawn Memory Gardens) 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.