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A visit to the Forest Lawn Cemetery ...



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 #154652)

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:   37.5931°   (37° 35' 35")

Lon:   -77.4363°   (-77° 26' 10")

The cemetery is located in Henrico County<3>.

As an estimate, the Forest Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Richmond.

Adjacent to the Forest Lawn Cemetery and just to the southeast is the Beth El Cemetery.

Establishment of the Forest Lawn Cemetery ...

The Forest Lawn Cemetery was established in 1922.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Henrico 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 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.

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

    • East Highland Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
      • East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
    • Oak Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
    • Chamberlayne
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
      • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
    • Lakeside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Henrico County
    • Richmond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mechanicsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <4>
    • Dumbarton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
    • Longdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
      • Longdale is located in Henrico County
    • Atlee Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
    • Montrose Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
      • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
    • Montrose
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Henrico County
    • Heckler Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
      • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Laurel
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
        • Laurel is located in Henrico County
      • Laurel Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
        • Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
      • Chippenham Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippenham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
        • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Oakland
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Oakland is located in Henrico County
      • Highland Springs
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Walk
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
        • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
      • Glen Allen
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tuckahoe
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Cherry Gardens
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
        • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Fair Oaks
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
        • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
      • Hunton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
        • Hunton is located in Henrico County
      • Bon Air
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Chesterfield Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
        • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Walmsley Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walmsley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
        • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
      • Fort Lee
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
        • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
      • Sandston
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

    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 Henrico 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 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.

    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Shockoe Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Shockoe Hill Cemetery is located in Richmond City
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shockoe Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
      • The Shockoe Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Schockoe Cemetery
      • Shockoe Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shockoe Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52134 <1>
    • Barton Heights Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Richmond City
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173295 <1>
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Richmond City
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50676 <1>
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Henrico County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641499 <1>
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Montezuma Plantation
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Montezuma Plantation is located in Henrico County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Montezuma Plantation is located outside and to the northeast of Richmond.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montezuma Plantation
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414903 <1>
    • Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Henrico County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Richmond.
      • The Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #980524 <1>
    • Hollywood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Richmond City
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollywood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50668 <1>
    • Hungary Road Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Richmond City
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51245 <1>
      • Riverview Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Richmond City
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51878 <1>
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Oakwood Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden of the Lilies
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • East End Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The East End Cemetery is located in Henrico County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the East End Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Richmond.
        • The East End Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Greenwood Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East End Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50095 <1>
      • Cool Spring Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cool Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Hanover County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cool Spring Cemetery

    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 #1466766  (Forest Lawn Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1466766 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: Richmond
      • County: Henrico         Elev: 58
      • Location given for GNIS #1466766 (Forest Lawn Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #154652

    The official website for Henrico County: www.co.henrico.va.us/

    The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 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: 37.5931, Longitude: -77.4363    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Henrico, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.




 

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