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A visit to the Forest Lawn Memorial Park ...

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 Park ...

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

40.3231, -78.8592

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Cambria County<2>.

The county seat for Cambria County is located in Ebensburg. Ebensburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Oak Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Daisytown.
    • The Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cover Cemetery
    • Singer Cemetery
    • Singer Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45637 <5>
  • Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sacred Heart RC Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
    • The Sacred Heart RC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2411019 <5>
  • Headrick Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • St. Petka Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Petka Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petka Cemetery
  • Sandyvale Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Sandyvale Memorial Gardens is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyvale Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sandyvale Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Johnstown.
    • The Sandyvale Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Sandyvale Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973537 <5>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Johnstown.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44948 <5>
  • Richland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
    • The Richland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Weaver Mennonite Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45872 <5>
  • Snavely Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Snavely Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snavely Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Benshoff Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Benshoff Hill Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benshoff Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benshoff Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Johnstown.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44371 <5>
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Johnstown.
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Mary's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46157 <5>
    • St. Columbas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Columbas Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbas Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Columbas Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Johnstown.
      • The St. Columbas Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lower Yoda Cemetery
      • Lower Yoder Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46014 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • St. Casmirs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Casmirs Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casmirs Cemetery
    • Berkley Hills Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Berkley Hills Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley Hills Cemetery
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dunmyer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dunmyer Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmyer Cemetery
    • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Sidman.
      • The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Michael Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181255 <5>
    • South Fork Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The South Fork Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

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

  • Franklin
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Franklin is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dale is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
  • Lorain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lorain is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Belmont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Geistown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Geistown is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • East Conemaugh
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • East Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Conemaugh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
  • Conemaugh
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
  • Daisytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Daisytown is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Ferndale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cambria City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cambria City is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
  • Johnstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Southmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Southmont is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Elim
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Elim is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
    • Tire Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
    • Ingleside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Ingleside is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Scalp Level
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Saint Michael
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Saint Michael is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
    • South Fork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cassandra
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cassandra is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Mineral Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Mineral Point is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
    • West Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • West Point is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • Brownstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lilly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lilly is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
    • Westmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Westmont is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
    • Paint
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Paint is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Salix
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Salix is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
    • Sidman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ehrenfeld
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ehrenfeld is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenfeld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Vinco
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Vinco is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco

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 Park. The following communities are located in Cambria County.

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

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 Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Cambria 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 Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1213201  (Forest Lawn Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1213201 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: Cambria
      • Est. Elev: 609 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Geistown
      • Location given for Forest Lawn Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 40.3231301     Lon: -78.8591901
      • 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 Cambria, 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 Memorial Park) 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.
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