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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:

30.0680, -93.7613

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 Orange County<2>.

The county seat for Orange County is located in Orange. Orange lies just to the 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 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> 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.

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Jett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jett Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
  • Dorman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dorman Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorman Cemetery
  • Winfree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Winfree Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfree Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Granger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Granger Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger Cemetery
  • Parish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Parish Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Cemetery
  • Bland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bland Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Cemetery
  • Comier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Comier Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comier Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wilkinson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Linscomb Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Linscomb Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linscomb Cemetery
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
    • Kishi Colony Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Kishi Colony Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishi Colony Cemetery
    • Reed Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
    • Adcock Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Singleton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Singleton Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton Cemetery
    • Stephenson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • West Orange
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pinehurst
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pinehurst is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
  • Orange
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridge City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Orangefield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Terry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Terry is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • Lemonville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lemonville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
  • Mauriceville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Groves
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Groves is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <6>
  • Texla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Texla is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texla
  • Vinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <6>
  • Port Neches
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Vidor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Vidor is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <6>
    • Central Gardens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Central Gardens is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Gardens
    • Nederland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Deweyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Port Arthur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Grove is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Rose City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Rose City is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Starks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pine Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Forest is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Port Acres
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgerly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
    • Higgins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Higgins is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins

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 Orange 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Orange 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 #1336031  (Forest Lawn Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336031 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: Orange
      • Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Orangefield
      • Location given for Forest Lawn Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 30.0679885     Lon: -93.761278
      • 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 Orange, 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' (or 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- 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.