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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. 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 Cemetery ...

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

32.8790, -96.8875

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

The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.

The county seat for Dallas County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies just to the southeast of the Forest Lawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Lawn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Calvary Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Calvary Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Hill Cemetery
  • Crown Hill Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Garvin Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Merrell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Merrell Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Cemetery
  • Northaven Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Keenan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Keenan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
    • The Keenan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Farmers Branch Cemetery
    • Farmers Branch Keenan Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #253203 <5>
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Marsh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Marsh Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
  • Hilltop Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Hilltop Memorial Park is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Memorial Park
  • Perry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Perry Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Grove Memorial Gardens is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
    • The Oak Grove Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Oak Grove Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5656 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Thomas Park Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Thomas Park Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Park Cemetery
    • Sowers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • White Rock Garden of Memories
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The White Rock Garden of Memories is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Garden of Memories
      • The White Rock Garden of Memories has also been known as:
      • White Rock Cemetery
    • Haley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Haley Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3940 <5>
    • Emanu-El Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Emanu-El Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanu-El Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emanu-El Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
      • The Emanu-El Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Emanuel Cemetery
      • Temple Emanu-El Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3433 <5>
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.

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

  • Farmers Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Irving
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • University Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
  • Highland Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Addison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sowers ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sowers is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Carrollton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
  • Estelle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Estelle is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Dallas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dallas is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
  • Coppell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cockrell Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rawlins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
    • Oak Cliff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
    • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
      • Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
      • Jim Town Junction
    • Jim Town ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • Richardson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • Euless
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Grand Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sargent
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sargent is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Hebron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Grapevine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lewisville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Plano
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <6>

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 Dallas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Coppell
  • Dallas
  • Grand Prairie
  • Irving
    • Irving lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irving.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
  • Lisbon - Historic
    • Lisbon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lisbon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Plano
    • Plano lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plano.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
  • Richardson

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:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Dallas 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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1336029  (Forest Lawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336029 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: Dallas
      • Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Carrollton
      • Location given for Forest Lawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.8790152     Lon: -96.8875037
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Dallas, 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 Cemetery) 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.