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A visit to the Forest Lawn Cemetery ...

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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave<1> website: The Forest Lawn Cemetery (FAG ID #64570)

We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Erie County<2>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies just to the south southwest of the Forest Lawn Cemetery .

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Lawn Cemetery

Lat:   42.9282°   (42° 55' 41")

Lon:   -78.8611°   (-78° 51' 39")

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Cemetery:

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.

  • Amherst
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Amherst lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,967 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Amherst
  • Amherst
  • Amherst
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Amherst lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Amherst
  • Buffalo Heights
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Heights
    • Buffalo Heights lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Buffalo Heights
  • Buffalo
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Buffalo
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo<5>
  • Cheektowaga
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheektowaga
    • Cheektowaga lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,452 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheektowaga have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cheektowaga
  • Cheektowaga
  • Crescent Beach
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    • Crescent Beach lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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  • Depew
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
    • Depew lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Depew
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew<5>
  • Douglastown
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglastown
    • Douglastown lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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  • Ebenezer
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Ebenezer lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebenezer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ebenezer
  • Edgewood Park
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Park
    • Edgewood Park lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Ferry Village
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
      • Ferry Village lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ferry Village
    • Fort Erie Beach
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie Beach
      • Fort Erie Beach lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Fort Erie Beach has also been known as:
      • Erie Beach
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    • Fort Erie
    • Getzville
    • Grand Island
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
      • Grand Island lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,767 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Grand Island
    • Grandyle Village
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
      • Grandyle Village lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandyle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Grandyle Village
    • Kenmore
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
      • Kenmore lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Kenmore
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore<5>
    • Lackawanna
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
      • Lackawanna lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lackawanna
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna<5>
    • North Tonawanda
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
      • North Tonawanda lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on North Tonawanda
    • Park Village
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Park Village
    • Ridgemount
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgemount
      • Ridgemount lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ridgemount
    • Sloan
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
      • Sloan lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Sloan
    • Tonawanda
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
      • Tonawanda lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,291 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonawanda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Tonawanda
    • Tonawanda
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      • Tonawanda lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonawanda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Tonawanda
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda<5>
    • Wavecrest
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wavecrest
      • Wavecrest lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wavecrest
    • Waverly Beach
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Beach
      • Waverly Beach lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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    • West Seneca
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Seneca
      • West Seneca lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,117 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on West Seneca
    • West Seneca
    • Williamsville
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Williamsville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville<5>

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 Erie County.

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

List of the closest cemeteries ...

We know of 43 cemeteries that are within Less than 2 miles of the Forest Lawn Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

Unless otherwise noted, the following cemeteries are located in Erie County.

  • Black Creek Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Creek Pioneer Cemetery
    • Black Creek Pioneer Cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    • Black Creek Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bolden Cemetery
    • Tunkar Cemetery
    • Winger Cemetery
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Black Creek Pioneer Cemetery
    • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2367833<1>
  • Buffalo Cemetery [Erie County]
  • City Cemetery [Erie County]
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on City Cemetery
  • Concordia Cemetery [Erie County]
  • Elmlawn Cemetery [Erie County]
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Elmlawn Cemetery
  • Ft. Erie Coloured Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Erie Coloured Cemetery
    • Ft. Erie Coloured Cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    • Ft. Erie Coloured Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Curtis Road Cemetery
    • Dennahower Coloured Cemetery
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ft. Erie Coloured Cemetery
  • Frenchman's Creek Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Municipal Cemetery
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  • Hershey Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hershey Cemetery
    • Hershey Cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hershey Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery [Erie County]
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    • Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #64874<1>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery [Erie County]
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Holy Cross Cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery [Erie County]
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • Holy Rest Cemetery [Erie County]
    • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery [Erie County]
    • Howard Cemetery [Erie County]
    • Maple Grove Cemetery [Erie County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Maple Grove Cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Maple Grove Cemetery
    • McAffee Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery [Erie County]
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery [Erie County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery [Erie County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Pine Lawn Cemetery [Erie County]
    • Ridge Lawn Cemetery [Erie County]
    • St. Adalbert's Cemetery [Erie County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Adalbert's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Adalbert's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on St. Adalbert's Cemetery
    • St. Francis Cemetery [Erie County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on St. Francis Cemetery
    • St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery
      • St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John's Cemetery
      • St. John's Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery
      • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2146544<1>
    • St. Johns Cemetery [Erie County]
    • St. John's Cemetery [Erie County]
    • St. Johns Cemetery [Erie County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • St. Martin's Cemetery [Niagara County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martin's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martin's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • St. Martin's Cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on St. Martin's Cemetery
    • St. Matthews Cemetery [Erie County]
    • St. Michaels Cemetery [Erie County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • St. Michaels Cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on St. Michaels Cemetery
    • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery [Niagara County]
    • St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery [Erie County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • St. Pauls Cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on St. Pauls Cemetery
    • St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery [Erie County]
    • St. Stevens Cemetery [Erie County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stevens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • St. Stevens Cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on St. Stevens Cemetery
    • Skinnersville Cemetery [Erie County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinnersville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinnersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Skinnersville Cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Skinnersville Cemetery
    • Transit Rural Cemetery [Erie County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Transit Rural Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Transit Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Transit Rural Cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Transit Rural Cemetery
    • United German & French RC Cemetery [Erie County]
    • War of 1812 Cemetery [Erie County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the War of 1812 Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the War of 1812 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • War of 1812 Cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on War of 1812 Cemetery
    • White Chapel Memorial Cemetery [Erie County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Chapel Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Chapel Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • White Chapel Memorial Cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on White Chapel Memorial Cemetery
    • White Haven Cemetery [Erie County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Haven Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • White Haven Cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on White Haven Cemetery

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

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 #950414  (Forest Lawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #950414 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Buffalo NE
    • County: Erie         Elev: 187
    • Location given for GNIS #950414 (Forest Lawn Cemetery)
    • Lat: 42.930891           Lon: -78.8608687
    • Lat: 42.930891     Lon: -78.8608687
    • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #64570

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 New York's counties, including Erie, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forest Lawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9282, Longitude: -78.8611    
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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