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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 #76806)

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:   47.5419°   (47° 32' 30")

Lon:   -122.3677°   (-122° 22' 3")

The cemetery is located in King County<2>.

As an estimate, the Forest Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Seattle.

The county seat for King County is located in Seattle. Seattle lies just to the north northeast of the Forest Lawn Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Forest Lawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Comet Lodge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Highview Recreational Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highview Recreational Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highview Recreational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highview Recreational Cemetery is located in King County
  • Riverton Crest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverton Crest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverton Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverton Crest Cemetery is located in King County
  • Episcopal Church Of The Holy Spirit Memory Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Washington Memorial Park is located in King County
  • Gar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gar Cemetery is located in King County
  • Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sedgwick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery is located in King County
  • Ft. Blakely Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Blakely Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Blakely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ft. Blakely Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in King County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in King County
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Crown Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in King County
    • Fraola Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fraola Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fraola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fraola Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
    • Sunset Hills Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hills Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Hills Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Hills Memorial Park is located in King County
    • Veterans Home Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Veterans Home Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
    • Penbrock Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penbrock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penbrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Penbrock Cemetery is located in King County
    • Saar Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saar Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saar Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Saar Pioneer Cemetery is located in King County
    • Evergreen - Washelli Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen Park Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Park Cemetery is located in King County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 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.

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. The following communities are located in King 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 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 Cemetery:

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 #1504959  (Forest Lawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1504959 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: Seattle South
    • County: King         Elev: 107
    • Location given for GNIS #1504959 (Forest Lawn Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #76806

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.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 Washington's counties, including King, 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' 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 Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5419, Longitude: -122.3677    
<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 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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