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. 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:
37.5931, -77.4363
The Forest Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Richmond.
The cemetery is located in Henrico County<3>.
Adjacent to the Forest Lawn Cemetery and just to the southeast is the Beth El Cemetery.
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Establishment of the Forest Lawn Cemetery ...
The Forest Lawn Cemetery was established in 1922.
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.<4>
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)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shockoe Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barton Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma Plantation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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)
- Oak Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlayne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dumbarton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heckler Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Chippenham Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Walk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Walmsley Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Fort Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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.
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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Henrico 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #154652
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1466766 (Forest Lawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1466766 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: Henrico
- Est. Elev: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richmond
- Location given for Forest Lawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5957011 Lon: -77.4366495
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Lawn Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |