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:
41.7792, -86.6197
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 Berrien County<2>.
The county seat for Berrien County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Shedd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shedd Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedd Cemetery
- Basswood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Basswood Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Cemetery
- Heckman Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Shippeeburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shippeeburg Cemetery is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippeeburg Cemetery
- Teeter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Teeter Cemetery is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeter Cemetery
- St. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Cemetery is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cemetery
- Swem Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Swem Grave is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swem Grave
- Galien Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Galien Twp. Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien Twp. Cemetery
- The Galien Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galien Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1746630 <5>
- Germinder & Ward Graves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- New Troy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The New Troy Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Troy Cemetery
- Rossburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rossburg Cemetery is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- Glendora Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Glendora Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Olive Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Olive Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Chapel Cemetery
- McGowan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The McGowan Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan Cemetery
- Stevens Farm Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Stevens Farm Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Farm Cemetery
- California School Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Three Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hesston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Avery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Smith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Lakeside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Union Pier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Galien
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Galien is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Hazelhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Harbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rolling Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grand Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grand Beach is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Michiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hills Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Glendora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Michiana Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zeigler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Bakertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Bridgman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- La Porte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snow is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Long Beach
(12 miles [19.3 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berrien County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Galien
- La Porte
- Lakeside
- New Buffalo
- New Carlisle
- Three Oaks
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Berrien 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 #626275 (Forest Lawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #626275 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: Berrien
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Three Oaks
- Location given for Forest Lawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7792101 Lon: -86.6197446
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Berrien, 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> | 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. |