A visit to the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens ...
Introduction ...
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 Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens:
39.9815, -82.8482
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)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.<4>
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)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Peace Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mifflin Twp. Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin Twp. Cemetery
- The Mifflin Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mifflin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42126 <5>
- Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Silent Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Silent Home Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Home Cemetery
- Hill Road Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Havens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Havens Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Truro Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Seceder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Seceder Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seceder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Seceder Cemetery is located in Reynoldsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203498 <5>
- Glen Rest Memorial Estate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Glen Rest Memorial Estate is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Rest Memorial Estate
- The Glen Rest Memorial Estate has also been known as:
- Glen Rest Cemetery
- Glen Rest Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41074 <5>
- Headley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Headley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headley Cemetery
- Dague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dague Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40661 <5>
- Evergreen Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Burial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Burial Park
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in Columbus.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wonderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
- Whitehall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- 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)
- Doneys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doneys
- Truro ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Truro is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Havens Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Gahanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roseland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roseland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Bexley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Columbus ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Columbus is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Columbus
- East Columbus has also been known as:
- Dakrumm
- Rarigville
- Muhks Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Muhks Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhks Corners
- Zimmer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer
- Edgewater Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Blacklick Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Summit Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Shepard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shepard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Gould Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bannon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bannon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannon
- Groveport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- New Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- 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
- Reynoldsburg
- Whitehall
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Gardens:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1080429 (Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1080429 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reynoldsburg
- Location given for Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 39.9814529 Lon: -82.848232
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens) 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |