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A visit to the Forest Lawn Cemetery ...

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 Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.0511°   (41° 3' 3")

Lon:   -76.2033°   (-76° 12' 11")

The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<1>.

The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Forest Lawn Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Greek Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greek Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greek Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greek Catholic Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Russian Orthodox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Orthodox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Orthodox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Russian Orthodox Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Groover Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Groover Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Dodson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dodson Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Old Ebenezer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Graveyard Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graveyard Hill
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graveyard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graveyard Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Elan Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Michaels Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Michaels Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Nuremberg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nuremberg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nuremberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nuremberg Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Hidlay Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Adalbert's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Alberts Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alberts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Alberts Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • Sorber Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorber Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sorber Cemetery is located in Luzerne County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.

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

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 Luzerne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Cemetery:

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 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: 41.0511, Longitude: -76.2033    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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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