A visit to the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens (FG ID #85036).
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 Memory Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens:
39.5906, -86.1550
The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens .
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Name Variations for Forest Lawn Memory Gardens ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Forest Lawn Memory Gardens has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Messersmith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Bargersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boles Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Cemetery
- Banta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Banta Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta Cemetery
- Mallow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mallow Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallow Cemetery
- Utterback Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Utterback Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utterback Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Gilmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Glade Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Cemetery
- Southport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Southport Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport Cemetery
- Round Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- MacKenzie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The MacKenzie Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacKenzie Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Stones Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Whiteland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Bluff Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bargersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whiteland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Homecroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Banta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Red House ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rocklane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- West Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Young
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Urmeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Needham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Acton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anita ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Charlesmac Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brookmoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Memory Gardens. The following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
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 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 Memory Gardens:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Memory Gardens:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #85036
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #434659 (Forest Lawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #434659 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bargersville
- Location given for Forest Lawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5906027 Lon: -86.1574873
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Johnson, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |