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The location of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Park ...

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

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

Lat:   39.0164°   (39° 0' 59")

Lon:   -84.5933°   (-84° 35' 35")

The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Kenton County<2>.

The county seat for Kenton County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the south southeast of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Park:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Kenton County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Forest Lawn Memorial Park itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

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

    • Edgewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Erlanger
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Elsmere
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsmere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
      • Elsmere is located in Kenton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,646 people
    • Crestview Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestview Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Hills
      • Crestview Hills is located in Kenton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestview Hills <4>
    • Lakeside Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Park
      • Lakeside Park is located in Kenton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeside Park <4>
    • Florence
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crescent Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
      • Crescent Park is located in Kenton County
    • Crescent Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Springs
      • Crescent Springs is located in Kenton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Springs <4>
    • Devon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
      • Devon is located in Boone County
    • Villa Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Hills
      • Villa Hills is located in Kenton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,481 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Hills <4>
    • Fort Wright
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wright
      • Fort Wright is located in Kenton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wright <4>
    • Fort Mitchell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Constance
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
        • Constance is located in Boone County
      • Kenton Vale
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenton Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton Vale
        • Kenton Vale is located in Kenton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Park Hills
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
        • Park Hills is located in Kenton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,995 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <4>
      • Bromley
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
        • Bromley is located in Kenton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
      • Oakbrook
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbrook
        • Oakbrook is located in Boone County
      • Delhi Hills
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Hills
        • Delhi Hills is located in Hamilton County (OH)
      • Independence
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
        • Independence is located in Kenton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
      • Fairview
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Fairview is located in Kenton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • Taylor Mill
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Mill
        • Taylor Mill is located in Kenton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,820 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Mill <4>
      • Latonia
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latonia
        • Latonia is located in Kenton County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latonia <4>
      • Kenton Hills
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton Hills
        • Kenton Hills is located in Kenton County
      • Stringtown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
        • Stringtown is located in Boone County
      • Ludlow
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Delhi
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
        • Delhi is located in Hamilton County (OH)
      • Limaburg
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaburg
        • Limaburg is located in Boone County

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

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park.<5>

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

    • Wilhoit Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wilhoit Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Wilhoit Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilhoit Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Florence.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilhoit Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2585281 <7>
    • St. Pius X Seminary Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clutterbuck Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Clutterbuck Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Clutterbuck Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clutterbuck Cemetery is located in Florence.
      • The Clutterbuck Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Popham Cemetery
      • Tanner Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clutterbuck Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2584971 <7>
    • Florence Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Florence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Florence Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Florence Cemetery
    • Carpenter Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Carpenter Family Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carpenter Family Cemetery is located in Florence.
      • The Carpenter Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Carpenter Cemetery
      • Reverend William Carpenter Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190770 <7>
    • Ephriam Tanner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ephriam Tanner Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ephriam Tanner Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Florence.
      • The Ephriam Tanner Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Tanner - Bartell Cemetery
      • Tanner Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ephriam Tanner Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1617896 <7>
    • St. Walburg Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Christy Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Christy Family Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Christy Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Hebron.
      • The Christy Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Simeon Christy Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christy Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443852 <7>
    • Daniel Beemon Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Daniel Beemon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Daniel Beemon Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Daniel Beemon Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Limaburg.
      • The Daniel Beemon Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beemon Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Beemon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2584968 <7>
    • Vaughan - Marquis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Vaughan - Marquis Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vaughan - Marquis Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Florence.
      • The Vaughan - Marquis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Vaughan Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughan - Marquis Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2357194 <7>
    • Hopeful Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopeful Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopeful Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopeful Cemetery
    • Snyder - Blankenbecker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Snyder - Blankenbecker Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Snyder - Blankenbecker Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Snyder - Blankenbecker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Florence.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder - Blankenbecker Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2584972 <7>
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Wayman Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wayman Cemetery is located in Kenton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayman Cemetery
      • Holy Guardian Angels Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Guardian Angels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Guardian Angels Cemetery is located in Kenton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Guardian Angels Cemetery
      • St. Mary's Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kenton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Hood Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hood Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
      • Peeno Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peeno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Peeno Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peeno Cemetery
      • Masters Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Masters Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Masters Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Masters Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Hebron.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masters Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2584735 <7>
      • Garnet Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garnet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garnet Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garnet Cemetery
      • Weaver Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
      • William Aylor Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the William Aylor Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The William Aylor Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the William Aylor Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Burlington.
        • The William Aylor Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Aylor Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Aylor Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2585858 <7>
      • Tanner - Utz Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Tanner - Utz Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Tanner - Utz Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tanner - Utz Cemetery is located in Florence.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanner - Utz Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2586776 <7>
      • Mother of God Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #492327  (Forest Lawn Memorial Park)
      • Note: GNIS record #492327 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Covington
      • County: Kenton         Elev: 270
      • Location given for GNIS #492327 (Forest Lawn Memorial Park)

    The official website for Kenton County: www.kentoncounty.org/

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    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 Kentucky's counties, including Kenton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0164, Longitude: -84.5933       In this case, the coordinates for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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.




 

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