About Forest Lawn Cemetery
Forest Lawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan. It lies about 1.6 mi north of Saginaw. The grounds sit at about 597 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Kid Lavigne, Aaron T. Bliss and John F. Driggs. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 626277. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Olivet Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the south. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Paradise Funeral Chapel in Saginaw, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 81 cemeteries we list in Saginaw County, and 35 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Saginaw County dates to 1865. 2 of the 81 listings in Saginaw County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Saginaw. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery
Among them: 4 US representatives, 2 football players, 1 artist, 1 boxer, 1 governor, 1 World War I veteran.
- Kid Lavigne1869-1928American boxer
- Aaron T. Bliss1837-1906American politician
- John F. Driggs1813-1877Union Army officer, politician
- William S. Linton1856-1927American politician
- Bird J. Vincent1880-1931American politician
- Wellington R. Burt1831-1919American politician
- Eben Wilson1869-1948American football player and coach
- Otto Christ Carpell1889-1918Football player and pilot
- Alexander E. Lyon1848-1909American photographer
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
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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
- Mount Olivet CemeterySaginaw, MICemetery0.4 mi
- Hebrew CemeterySaginaw, MIJewish cemetery0.5 mi
- Calvary CemeterySaginaw, MICatholic cemetery1.2 mi
- Brady Hill CemeterySaginaw, MICemetery1.4 mi
- Fort Saginaw Cemetery (historical)Saginaw, MICemetery1.5 mi
- Indian CemeterySaginaw, MICemetery1.9 mi
- Roselawn Memorial GardensSaginaw, MIMemorial park3.3 mi
- Camin CemeterySaginaw Township North, MICemetery3.6 mi
- Holy Cross Lutheran Church CemeterySaginaw Township North, MILutheran cemetery3.7 mi
- Spaulding CemeteryBridgeport, MICemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Paradise Funeral Chapel0.3 miFuneral chapel · Saginaw · (989) 754-4826
- Fischer Family Funeral Services1.7 miFuneral home · Saginaw · (989) 755-8277
- Cederberg-Brietzke Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Saginaw · (989) 755-2121
- Wakeman Funeral Home Inc2.0 miFuneral home · Saginaw · (989) 752-8531
- Evans & Browne Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Saginaw · (989) 754-0481
- Deisler Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Saginaw · (989) 793-1635
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