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A visit to the Forest Lawn 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 Cemetery ...

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

46.2852, -116.6510

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

The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.

The county seat for Lewis County is located in Nezperce. Nezperce lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of the Forest Lawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Lawn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gold Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gold Ridge Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge Cemetery
  • Coldsprings Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Coldsprings Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldsprings Cemetery
  • Reubens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Reubens Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reubens Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Reubens.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2187849 <5>
  • Red Elk Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Red Elk Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Elk Cemetery
  • Craigmont Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetwater Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
    • The Sweetwater Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jonah Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80655 <5>
  • Nez Perce Tribal Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tammany Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Tammany Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tammany Cemetery
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
  • Melrose Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Melrose Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
  • Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Good Hope Cemetery
    • Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419801 <5>
  • Old Good Hope Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Good Hope Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Good Hope Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Morrow Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Morrow Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
    • Glasby Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Glasby Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasby Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Lapwai Mission Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Broncheau Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Arrow Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Coyote Grade Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Coyote Grade Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Grade Cemetery
    • St. Maurus Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Maurus Cemetery is located in Idaho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Maurus Cemetery
    • Angel Ridge Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Angel Ridge Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Ridge Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.

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

  • Winchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Slickpoo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
  • Reubens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Reubens is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Ruebens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruebens is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruebens
  • Chesley ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chesley is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesley
  • Culdesac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Craigmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sweetwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Waha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Waha is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
  • Lapwai
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <6>
  • Spalding
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • North Lapwai
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ferdinand
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Peck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <6>
    • Lenore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cherrylane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
    • Lewiston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Nezperce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Asotin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Asotin is located in Asotin County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asotin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asotin <6>

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Lewis 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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #372749  (Forest Lawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #372749 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: Lewis
      • Est. Elev: 1210 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Culdesac South
      • Location given for Forest Lawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.2851637     Lon: -116.6509794
      • 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 Idaho's counties, including Lewis, 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' 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 Cemetery) 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.