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A visit to the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens (FG ID #285935)

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 Memory Gardens ...

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

Lat:   34.1156°   (34° 6' 56")

Lon:   -82.4625°   (-82° 27' 45")

The cemetery is located in Abbeville County<3>.

As an estimate, the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Abbeville.

The county seat for Abbeville County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies just to the northeast of the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.<4>

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

  • Sharon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Warrenton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warrenton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warrenton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Warrenton Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Rocky River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rocky River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in McCormick County
  • Old Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Old Rocky River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rocky River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rocky River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Rocky River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyd Cemetery is located in McCormick County
  • Bethiah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethiah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethiah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethiah Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Hobson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hobson Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Melrose Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melrose Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Melrose Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
    • Hester Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hester Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
    • Brough Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brough Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brough Cemetery is located in McCormick County
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in McCormick County
    • Upper Long Cane Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chisholm Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chisholm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chisholm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chisholm Cemetery is located in McCormick County
    • Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Cemetery is located in McCormick County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, 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 Memory Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Abbeville County.

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

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 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 Memory Gardens:

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 Memory Gardens:

The official website for Abbeville County: www.abbevillecountygovernment.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 Memory Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1156, Longitude: -82.4625    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Abbeville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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