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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:

42.4117, -83.0280

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 Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Detroit. Detroit lies just to the south southwest 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.

  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McNichols Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1155 <5>
  • Beth Olem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beth Olem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Olem Cemetery
    • The Beth Olem Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Betholem Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • The Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
    • German Lutheran Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #967 <5>
  • Assumption Grotto Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Elliott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Elliott Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Elliott Cemetery
  • St. Clement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
    • The St. Clement Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Center Line Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Clements Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1589 <5>
  • Machpelah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beth Abraham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Beth Abraham Cemetery is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Abraham Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Abraham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ferndale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1025622 <5>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
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    • Immanuel Methodist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Immanuel Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Methodist Church Cemetery
      • The Immanuel Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Roseville Cemetery
      • Roseville German Methodist Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #845810 <5>
    • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
      • The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Detroit Lutheran Cemetery
      • St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984741 <5>
    • Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ferndale.
      • The Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beth Tefilo Emanual Synagogue Cemetery
      • Nusach H'ari Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980536 <5>
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • Detroit Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Detroit Memorial Park is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Memorial Park
      • The Detroit Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Detroit Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Detroit Memorial Park East
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969938 <5>
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Assumption Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Windsor Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • St. Alphonsus RC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Our Lady Of The Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
      • The Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151329 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 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:

  • Hamtramck
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Conners Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
  • Van Dyke ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
  • Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
  • Highland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Highland Park is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
  • Center Line
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Warren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Warren is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
    • Warren has also been known as:
    • Cottageville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <6>
  • Detroit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grosse Pointe Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harper Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eastpointe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastpointe is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpointe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,720 people
    • Former names for Eastpointe:
    • East Detroit
    • Half-Way
    • Halfway
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpointe <6>
  • Hazel Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Windsor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Walkerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Grosse Pointe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Grosse Pointe Farms
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Grosse Pointe Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Madison Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferndale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Windsor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Riverside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grosse Pointe Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Roseville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Springwells
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Springwells is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwells
      • Former name for Springwells:
      • Fordson
    • Eagle Poine ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Poine is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Poine
    • Saint Clair Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Spinnings ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Spinnings is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
      • Spinnings has also been known as:
      • Spinning
    • Royal Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntington Woods
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Strathmoor ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor

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 Wayne 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Wayne 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 #626276  (Forest Lawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #626276 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: Wayne
      • Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Highland Park
      • Location given for Forest Lawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4117038     Lon: -83.0279768
      • 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 Wayne, 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 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.