A visit to the Forest Lawn Memorial Park ...
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 Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Lawn Memorial Park (FG ID #100643).
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 Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park:
41.3282, -95.9817
The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Omaha. Omaha lies just to the south southwest of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Establishment of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park ...
The Forest Lawn Memorial Park was established May 13, 1885.
Name Variations for Forest Lawn Memorial Park ...
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 Memorial Park 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 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Lawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Springwell Danish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Golden Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Servants of Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shipley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ressurection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crescent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Crescent Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Cemetery
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beth El Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Graceland Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McIntosh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Lawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Home Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Briggs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Irvington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carter Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Council Bluffs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boys Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ralston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Honey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Bennington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- La Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chautauqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Portal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Avery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Millard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Papillion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chalco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon
(13 miles [20.9 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 Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Bennington
- Boys Town
- Council Bluffs
- De Soto - Historic
- Fort Calhoun
- Millard
- Omaha
- Omaha lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Papillion
- Ralston
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 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 Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Memorial Park:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100643
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #829346 (Forest Lawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #829346 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 364 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Omaha North
- Location given for Forest Lawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3272195 Lon: -95.9850145
- 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 Nebraska's counties, including Douglas, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Lawn Memorial Park) 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. |