A visit to the Forest Lawn Cemetery ...
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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Lawn Cemetery (FG ID #68379).
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:
32.7701, -91.4156
The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in West Carroll Parish<2>.
The parish seat for West Carroll Parish is located in Oak Grove. Oak Grove lies just to the north northeast of the Forest Lawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Name Variations for Forest Lawn Cemetery ...
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 Cemetery 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 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forest Church of God Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McGaha Memorial
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redwing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is also located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is also located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Providence Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Epps Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Way Way Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Way Way Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Way Way Cemetery
- Old Sweet Canaan Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gailliard Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Gailliard Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gailliard Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Heavenly Rest Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- King Solomon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The King Solomon Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Solomon Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Tyrone Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Tyrone Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Cemetery
- Panola Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Panola Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Cemetery
- Cold Tar Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Cold Tar Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Tar Cemetery
- Heart Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Heart Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pioneer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fiske
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Epps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Epps is also located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <5>
- Transylvania
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kilbourne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tallula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bonita
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jones
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sondheimer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Delhi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mer Rouge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tendal
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Omega
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mayersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brodnax was located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Holly Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quebec
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
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 West Carroll Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delhi
- Delhi lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delhi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Lake Providence
- Mayersville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to West Carroll Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #68379
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #537568 (New Forest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537568 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
- Parish: West Carroll
- Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oak Grove
- Location given for New Forest Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7701321 Lon: -91.4153936
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including West Carroll, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |