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A visit to the Forest Lawn Memorial 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 Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens ...

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

39.9314, -91.3526

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

The Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Adams County<2>.

The county seat for Adams County is located in Quincy. Quincy lies just to the west of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.<4>

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

  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Quincy Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Quincy Memorial Park is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Quincy Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Quincy.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107605 <5>
  • Powell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Greenmount Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenmount Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount Cemetery
    • The Greenmount Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Green Mount Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105902 <5>
  • Melrose Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Voorhees Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Voorhees Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhees Cemetery
  • Kemp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Kemp Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Cemetery
  • Laughlin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Laughlin Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin Cemetery
  • Ellington Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Ellington Church Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington Church Cemetery
    • The Ellington Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ellington Home Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #411293 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ehe Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Ehe Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehe Cemetery
    • Booth Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Booth Memorial Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Memorial Cemetery
      • The Booth Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Booth Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104823 <5>
    • Burton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

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

  • Quincy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ewbanks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ewbanks is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
  • Burton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Burton is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
  • Marblehead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Marblehead is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
  • Fowler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Payson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Taylor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fall Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fall Creek is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
  • Paloma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ursa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Helton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Columbus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Columbus is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Mendon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • La Grange
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dodge City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dodge City is located in Marion County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Coatsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marcelline
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Marcelline is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
    • Palmyra
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Palmyra is located in Marion County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <6>
    • Plainville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Maywood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Maywood is located in Lewis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
    • Shepherd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Shepherd is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Weber
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Weber is located in Lewis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
    • Hannibal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hannibal is located in Marion County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <6>
    • Spencer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Spencer is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Coatsburg
  • Fowler
    • Fowler lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fowler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Hannibal
  • La Grange
  • Palmyra
    • Palmyra lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palmyra.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Payson
    • Payson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Payson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
  • Quincy

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 Memorial Gardens: