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The location of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: 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 Memorial Gardens ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   39.9815°   (39° 58' 53")

Lon:   -82.8482°   (-82° 50' 53")

The Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the west of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens .

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 either 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 Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Franklin County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Big Walnut ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
      • Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
    • Wonderland ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonderland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
      • Wonderland is located in Franklin County
    • Whitehall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
    • Hibernia ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hibernia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
      • Hibernia is located in Franklin County
    • Reynoldsburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blacklick
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Doneys ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doneys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doneys
      • Doneys is located in Franklin County
    • Truro ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
      • Truro is located in Franklin County
    • Havens Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
      • Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
    • Roseland ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Franklin County
    • Bexley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bexley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
      • Bexley is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bexley <4>
    • Brice
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Gahanna
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
        • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <4>
      • East Columbus ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Columbus
        • East Columbus is located in Franklin County
        • East Columbus has also been known as:
        • Dakrumm
        • Rarigville
      • Muhks Corners ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Muhks Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhks Corners
        • Muhks Corners is located in Franklin County
      • Zimmer ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zimmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer
        • Zimmer is located in Franklin County
      • Edgewater Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
        • Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
      • Blacklick Estates
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
        • Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
      • Summit Station
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
        • Summit Station is located in Licking County
        • Summit Station has also been known as:
        • Summit
      • Parks Mills ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
        • Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
      • Gould Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
        • Gould Park is located in Franklin County
      • Oakland
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Oakland is located in Franklin County
      • Bannon ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bannon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannon
        • Bannon is located in Franklin County
      • Groveport
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveport
        • Groveport is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveport <4>
      • Pinhook ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
        • Pinhook is located in Franklin County
      • New Albany
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
        • New Albany is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
      • Columbus
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

    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 Gardens. The following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Bexley
      • Bexley lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bexley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
    • Columbus
    • Gahanna
      • Gahanna lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gahanna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
    • Reynoldsburg
    • Whitehall

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Carlisle Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlisle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlisle Cemetery
    • Jefferson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
    • Peace Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peace Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Mifflin Twp. Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mifflin Twp. Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • The Mifflin Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mifflin Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mifflin Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42126 <7>
    • Baptist Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baptist Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
    • Silent Home Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silent Home Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Home Cemetery
    • Hill Road Methodist Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Road Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Road Methodist Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Road Methodist Cemetery
    • Havens Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Havens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Havens Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Havens Cemetery
    • Ayers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ayers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ayers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ayers Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Of The Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Truro Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Truro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Truro Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truro Cemetery
    • Powell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Pisgah Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
      • Seceder Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seceder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Seceder Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seceder Cemetery
      • Glen Rest Memorial Estate
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Glen Rest Memorial Estate is located in Franklin County
        • The Glen Rest Memorial Estate has also been known as:
        • Glen Rest Cemetery
        • Glen Rest Memorial Park
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Rest Memorial Estate
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41074 <7>
      • Headley Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Headley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Headley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Headley Cemetery
      • Dague Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dague Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dague Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dague Cemetery
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Eastlawn Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Columbus.
        • The Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Eastlawn Burial Park
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastlawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40661 <7>
      • Evergreen Burial Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Evergreen Burial Park is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Burial Park
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in Columbus.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen 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 Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1080429  (Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: GNIS record #1080429 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: Reynoldsburg
      • County: Franklin         Elev: 252
      • Location given for GNIS #1080429 (Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens)

    The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

    The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9815, Longitude: -82.8482       In this case, the coordinates for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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.




 

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