About Forest Lawn Cemetery
Forest Lawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan. The grounds sit at about 853 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Royal S. Copeland, Lewis James and Charles Dewitt Fillmore. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2646791. The nearest other listed cemetery is St. Andrews United Church of Christ Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Hosmer-Muehlig Funeral Chapel in Dexter, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 112 cemeteries we list in Washtenaw County, and 57 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 112 listings in Washtenaw County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Dexter. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician, 1 physician, 1 scientist, 1 US senator.
- Royal S. Copeland1868-1938American politician
- Lewis James1892-1959American vocalist
- Charles Dewitt Fillmore1817-1854Brother of US President Millard Fillmore , 23 Sep 1817 - 1854
- Peter B. Kaufman1928-2017American plant physiologist
- Samuel William Dexter1792-1863
People whose Wikidata entry gives Forest Lawn Cemetery 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
42.33563, -83.89138
What Forest Lawn Cemetery 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
- St. Andrews United Church of Christ CemeteryDexter, MILutheran cemetery0.6 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryDexter, MICemetery0.6 mi
- Phelps CemeteryDexter, MICemetery2.2 mi
- Scio Farm CemeteryDexter, MICemetery2.4 mi
- Scio CemeteryDexter, MICemetery2.7 mi
- Chelsea-Dexter Road CemeteryDexter, MICemetery3.0 mi
- Cooper CemeteryDexter, MICemetery3.0 mi
- Parker CemeteryDexter, MICemetery3.2 mi
- Williams CemeteryDexter, MICemetery3.5 mi
- Hudson CemeteryDexter, MICemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Hosmer-Muehlig Funeral Chapel0.5 miFuneral chapel · Dexter · (734) 426-4661
- Arnet's Memorials4.6 miMonument dealer · Ann Arbor · (734) 665-3658
- Nie Family Funeral Home - Liberty Road Chapel6.4 miFuneral home · Ann Arbor · (734) 302-1000
- Cole Funeral Chapel6.5 miFuneral chapel · Chelsea · (734) 475-1551
- Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home6.8 miFuneral home · Chelsea · (734) 475-1444
- Muehlig Funeral Chapel8.4 miFuneral chapel · Ann Arbor · (734) 663-3375
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