A visit to the Forest Lawn 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 Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Lawn Gardens:
40.2776, -80.1226
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Lawn Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forest Lawn Gardens is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Forest Lawn Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Lawn Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Forest Lawn Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Lawn Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
- The Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206269 <5>
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- National Cemetery of the Alleghenies
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Canonsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46220 <5>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- Chartiers Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chartiers Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers Hill Cemetery
- The Chartiers Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chartiers Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
- Hill Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44570 <5>
- Munntown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Munntown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munntown Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Oak Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chartiers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chartiers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers Cemetery
- Payne Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Payne Place Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Place Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Vladimer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Vladimer Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vladimer Cemetery
- Melrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Agatha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Agatha Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agatha Cemetery
- St. Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Covanter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Covanter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covanter Cemetery
- Finleyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Lawn Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Thompsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- McMurray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Canonsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Houston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Strabane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilkeson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- Upper Saint Clair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cokeburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- McGovern
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McGovern is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGovern
- Bethel Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Meadow Lands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Four
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunningsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunningsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningsville
- Finleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gastonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Library
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brightwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Mount Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Essen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Castle Shannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Noblestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Sturgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heidelberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- MacDonald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Lawn Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethel Park
- Canonsburg
- McDonald
- McMurray
- Mount Lebanon
- Noblestown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Gardens:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1174979 (Forest Lawn Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1174979 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgeville
- Location given for Forest Lawn Gardens:
- Lat: 40.27757 Lon: -80.1225555
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Washington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Lawn 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. |