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Welcome to Forest Lawn ...

Forest Lawn is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest Lawn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Forest Lawn is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Forest Lawn: 585

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)
  • 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.<4> 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)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Fairport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Spencerport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Palmyra
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Pittsford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Forest Lawn post office opened in 1890.

We also found Forest Lawn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Lawn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/