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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:

46.6016, -89.5768

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 Ontonagon County<2>.

The county seat for Ontonagon County is located in Ontonagon. Ontonagon 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 27 miles [43.5 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.

  • Norwich Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Norwich Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Cemetery
  • Ewen Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Ewen Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen Cemetery
  • Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Old Indian Burial Grounds
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bruce Crossing Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • The Bruce Crossing Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruce Crossing Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Bruce Crossing.
    • The Bruce Crossing Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190 <5>
  • Woodawn Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Woodawn Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodawn Cemetery
  • Irish Hollow Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Irish Hollow Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Hollow Cemetery
  • Methodist Rose Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Methodist Rose Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Rose Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Paynesville Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • The Paynesville Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Gogebic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bessemer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #713 <5>
    • Barclay Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Barclay Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay Cemetery
    • Agate Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • The Agate Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Presque Isle Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • The Presque Isle Cemetery is located in Vilas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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:

  • Bergland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lake Gogebic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
  • Nonesuch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Nonesuch is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
  • White Pine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • White City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • White City is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Ewen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Silver City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Silver City is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Marenisco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Connorville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
  • Thomaston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • Gogebic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gogebic is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
  • Green
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Green is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hartley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartley is located in Gogebic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
      • Hartley has also been known as:
      • Hartleys
    • Wakefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruce Crossing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Craigsmere
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Craigsmere is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsmere
    • Ramsay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
    • Gem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Rockland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Robbins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
    • Paynesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Ontonagon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Ontonagon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Ontonagon 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 #1622531  (Forest Lawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1622531 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: Ontonagon
      • Est. Elev: 415 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bergland
      • Location given for Forest Lawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.6016139     Lon: -89.5768211
      • 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 Ontonagon, 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 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.
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