Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Omaha, Nebraska

Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a memorial park near Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. It lies about 5.4 mi southeast of Omaha. The grounds sit at about 1,168 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 93 notable people buried here, including Anne Ramsey, Bob Boozer and John Beasley. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 829346. The nearest other listed cemetery is Potter's Field, about 0.5 mi to the northwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Forest Lawn Funeral Home Memorial Park & Crematory in Omaha, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 31 cemeteries we list in Douglas County, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 4 of the 31 listings in Douglas County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Omaha. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 8 US representatives, 7 journalists, 7 US senators, 5 actors, 5 artists, 4 football players, 4 writers, 3 architects.

• Anne Ramsey1929-1988
  American actress
• Bob Boozer1937-2012
  American basketball player
• John Beasley1943-2023
  American actor
• Alvin Saunders1817-1899
  American politician
• Brad Ashford1949-2022
  American politician
• Gilbert Hitchcock1859-1934
  American politician
• Howard Homan Buffett1903-1964
  United States Representative from Nebraska
• Julie Wilson1924-2015
  American actor
• Gale Sayers1943-2020
  American professional football player
• James E. Boyd1834-1906
  American politician
• Norris Brown1863-1960
  American politician
• Robert B. Howell1864-1933
  American politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives Forest 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.

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.

• Potter's Field

  Omaha, NE
  Cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Temple Israel Cemetery

  Omaha, NE
  Cemetery

  0.8 mi
• Mormon Pioneer Cemetery

  Omaha, NE
  Latter-day Saint cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Golden Hill Cemetery

  Omaha, NE
  Jewish cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Springwell Danish Cemetery

  Omaha, NE
  Cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Springwell Cemetery

  Omaha, NE
  Cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Mount Sinai Cemetery

  Omaha, NE
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Sisters of Mercy Cemetery

  Omaha, NE
  Catholic cemetery

  3.0 mi
• Mount Hope Cemetery

  Omaha, NE
  Cemetery

  3.1 mi
• Prospect Hill Cemetery

  Omaha, NE
  Cemetery

  3.7 mi

• Forest Lawn Funeral Home Memorial Park & Crematory

  Cremation provider · Omaha · (402) 451-1000
  0.3 mi
• Roeder Mortuary

  Mortuary · Omaha · (402) 453-5600
  2.0 mi
• Thomas Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Omaha · (402) 453-7111
  2.9 mi
• Kremer Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Omaha · (402) 553-3155
  3.3 mi
• Murray Funeral Services, Llc

  Funeral home · Omaha · (402) 991-4914
  3.3 mi
• Jewish Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Omaha · (402) 556-9392
  4.2 mi

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