About Desert Lawn Memorial Park
Desert Lawn Memorial Park is a memorial park near Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California. It lies about 2.4 mi northwest of Palmdale. The grounds sit at about 2,766 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Missy, William John Knight and Maurice Dallimore. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1733574. The nearest other listed cemetery is Palmdale Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the northwest. The nearest mortuary we know of is Chapel of the Valley Mortuary in Palmdale, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 101 cemeteries we list in Los Angeles County, and 3 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Los Angeles County dates to 1860. 20 of the 101 listings in Los Angeles County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Palmdale. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Desert Lawn Memorial Park
Among them: 2 actors, 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 Vietnam War veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- Missy1967-2008American pornographic actress
- William John Knight1929-2004American aviator, astronaut, and politician
- Maurice Dallimore1912-1973British actor
- Larry Chimbole1919-2015American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Desert Lawn Memorial Park as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Desert Lawn Memorial Park offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
Funeral homes near Desert Lawn Memorial Park
- Chapel of the Valley Mortuary1.4 miMortuary · Palmdale · (661) 947-7118
- Joshua Mortuary Palmdale2.1 miMortuary · Palmdale · (661) 947-4155
- All Valley Cremation Services2.2 miCremation provider · Palmdale · (661) 947-1168
- Halley Olsen Chapel of the Valley Mortuary2.2 miMortuary · Palmdale · (661) 947-7118
- Family Memorial Services Mortuary9.4 miMortuary · Lancaster · (661) 494-8306
- Joshua Mortuary and Joshua Memorial Park10.0 miMortuary · Lancaster · (661) 942-8125
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