Welcome to Forest Lawn ...

Forest Lawn is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of Forest Lawn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest Lawn, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Forest Lawn is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Forest Lawn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Forest Lawn lies within the (585) area code.

Communities Also Named Forest Lawn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Forest Lawn - they are located in Alberta, Maryland, Michigan and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Lawn.

Communities near Forest Lawn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forest Lawn.

• Rochester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• East Rochester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
• Hilton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
  • Hilton is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton <4>
• Webster
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <4>
• Fairport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <4>
• Spencerport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
  • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <4>
• Palmyra
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Victor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
• Macedon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
  • Macedon is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 1,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macedon <4>
• Pittsford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
  • Pittsford is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsford <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Forest Lawn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Lawn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forest Lawn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Lawn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Lawn. See our Newspapers Page for Forest Lawn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Lawn ...

Looking for more information about Forest Lawn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Forest Lawn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forest Lawn.

Adding Forest Lawn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forest Lawn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Forest Lawn was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Forest Lawn on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forest Lawn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Lawn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

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