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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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Lawn Cemetery (FG ID #1960881)

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 Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   29.6281°   (29° 37' 41")

Lon:   -95.2627°   (-95° 15' 45")

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

The county seat for Harris County is located in Houston. Houston lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Forest Lawn Cemetery .

Name Variations for Forest Lawn Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Forest Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Genoa Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Harris County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Forest Lawn Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 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.

    • Glenbrook Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook Valley
      • Glenbrook Valley is located in Harris County
    • South Houston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Houston
      • South Houston is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Houston <5>
    • Park Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
      • Park Place is located in Harris County
    • Brookside Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
      • Brookside Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookside Village <5>
    • Pearland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Parkland Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
      • Parkland Village is located in Harris County
    • Meadow Creek Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Village
      • Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
    • Woodcreek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
      • Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
    • Pasadena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Oaks Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Westwood Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Magnolia Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
      • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Quaker Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
        • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
      • Fairway Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
        • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Friendswood
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
        • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <5>
      • Galena Park
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Park
        • Galena Park is located in Harris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,559 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena Park <5>
      • Canterbury Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
        • Canterbury Village is located in Harris County
      • Parkwood Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
        • Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
      • Baybrook Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
        • Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
      • Deer Park
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
        • Deer Park is located in Harris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,913 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <5>
      • Jacinto City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacinto City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto City
        • Jacinto City is located in Harris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,302 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacinto City <5>
      • Carmel Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
        • Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
      • Webster
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
        • Webster is located in Harris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,291 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <5>
      • Clear Lake City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake City
        • Clear Lake City is located in Harris County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake City <5>
      • Houston
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

    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 Harris County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.<6>

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

    • South Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Settlers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • The Old Settlers Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Pearland Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Settlers Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5782 <1>
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Resurrection Garden
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
    • Garden of Angels Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Dagg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glendale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
    • Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • The Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forest Park Cemetery
      • Garden of Gethsemane
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #156472 <1>
    • Houston Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Paradise South Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Paradise South Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Houston Memorial Garden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Beth Jacob Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Thompson Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thompson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Harris County
        • The Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Whitcomb Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7585 <1>
      • Betheny Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Betheny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Betheny Cemetery is located in Harris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Betheny Cemetery
      • St. Vincent Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Harris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent Cemetery
      • Manvel Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Magnolia Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Galveston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
      • Forest Park East Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • San Jacinto Memorial Park
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jacinto Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The San Jacinto Memorial Park is located in Harris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jacinto Memorial Park
      • Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • The Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery is located in Harris County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery is located in Houston.
        • The Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Oates Prairie Cemetery
        • Oates - Singleton Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134356 <1>

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

    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 #1336473  (Genoa Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1336473 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: Park Place
      • County: Harris         Elev: 15
      • Location given for GNIS #1336473 (Genoa Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1960881

    The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harris, 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 obstructions 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 Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6281, Longitude: -95.2627    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <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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