A visit to the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens ...
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 Memory Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens (FG ID #59344).
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 Memory Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens:
32.4477, -88.6704
The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies just to the south southwest of the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens .
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Name Variations for Forest Lawn Memory Gardens ...
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 Memory Gardens 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 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Confederate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Kinard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kinard Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinard Cemetery
- Tinnin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gum Log Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gum Log Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Log Cemetery
- Stenis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stenis Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stenis Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- Old Marion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McLemore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McLemore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemore Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Springs Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Semmes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Daleville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Daleville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Marion
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bailey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Russell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nellieburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Lockhart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hookston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Suqualena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vimville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Smith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Increase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whynot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Memory Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Kalb
- Enterprise
- Hickory
- Marion
- Meridian
- York
- York lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
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 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 Memory Gardens:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Memory Gardens:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #59344
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #670096 (Forest Lawn Garden)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670096 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Meridian North
- Location given for Forest Lawn Garden:
- Lat: 32.4473634 Lon: -88.6703216
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Memory Gardens) 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. |