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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 Memorial Park ...

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>

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

Lat:   29.9788°   (29° 58' 43")

Lon:   -94.0257°   (-94° 1' 32")

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

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Beaumont. Beaumont lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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.

  • Floyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Floyd Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Hillebrandt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillebrandt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillebrandt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillebrandt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Greenlawn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Memorial Park
    • The Greenlawn Memorial Park is located in Jefferson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Groves.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1801502 <5>
  • Johnson Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Memorial Park
    • The Johnson Memorial Park is located in Jefferson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Groves.
    • The Johnson Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Johnson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987385 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Adcock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adcock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adcock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adcock Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2056 <5>
  • Stephenson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephenson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Hebert Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hebert Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Broussard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broussard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broussard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Broussard Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Mansfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mansfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mansfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kishi Colony Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kishi Colony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kishi Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kishi Colony Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Anthony Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anthony Cemetery
      • The Anthony Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Anthony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Beaumont.
      • The Anthony Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dan Gill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130 <5>
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Landrum Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landrum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landrum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Landrum Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Granger Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Granger Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Singleton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singleton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Singleton Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Restlawn Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Restlawn Memorial Park is located in Orange County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<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.

  • Nederland
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nederland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
    • Nederland is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <6>
  • Central Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Gardens
    • Central Gardens is located in Jefferson County
  • Port Neches
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Neches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Neches
    • Port Neches is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,596 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Neches <6>
  • Port Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Groves
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
    • Groves is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <6>
  • Higgins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
    • Higgins is located in Jefferson County
  • Port Arthur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
    • Rose City is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Terry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Terry is located in Orange County
  • Beaumont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • La Belle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
    • La Belle is located in Jefferson County
  • Taylor Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Landing
    • Taylor Landing is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Vidor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vidor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
      • Vidor is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <6>
    • Bridge City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge City
      • Bridge City is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridge City <6>
    • Amelia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
      • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
    • Orangefield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangefield
      • Orangefield is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangefield <6>
    • Pine Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Orange County
    • Pine Forest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
      • Pine Forest is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Pine Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson 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 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 Memorial Park:

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 #1357566  (Forest Lawn Memorial Park)
    • Note: GNIS record #1357566 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Port Acres
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 4
    • Location given for GNIS #1357566 (Forest Lawn Memorial Park)

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Jefferson, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9788, Longitude: -94.0257       In this case, the coordinates for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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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