Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia

Forest Lawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia. It lies about 5.5 mi south of Norfolk. The grounds sit at about 10 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 26 notable people buried here, including Joe Weatherly, George D. Hay and Dave Robertson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1478612. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Pleasant Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home and Crematory in Norfolk, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 13 cemeteries we list in Norfolk City, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 13 listings in Norfolk City have a phone number or website on record.

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

Among them: 3 US representatives, 2 baseball players, 2 journalists, 2 musicians, 2 writers, 1 football player, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Pulitzer Prize winner.

• Joe Weatherly1922-1964
  American NASCAR and motorcycle racer
• George D. Hay1895-1968
  American radio personality
• Dave Robertson1889-1970
  American baseball player
• Robert Taylor Thorp1850-1938
  American politician
• Joseph T. Deal1860-1942
  American politician
• Menalcus Lankford1883-1937
  American politician
• Lenoir Chambers1891-1970
  American journalist
• John Gallagher1892-1952
  American baseball player
• T. M. Turner1847-1917
  American composer
• Earl C. Mathews1879-1953
  American politician
• Fred Glazer1937-1997
  American librarian
• Howard Copeland1944-2019
  American lawyer and politician

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.

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.

• Mount Pleasant Cemetery

  Norfolk, VA
  Cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery

  Norfolk, VA
  Catholic cemetery

  3.6 mi
• B’nai Israel Cemetery

  Norfolk, VA
  Jewish cemetery

  3.9 mi
• Calvary Cemetery

  Norfolk, VA
  Cemetery

  4.4 mi
• Elmwood Cemetery

  Norfolk, VA
  Cemetery

  4.5 mi
• West Point Cemetery

  Norfolk, VA
  Cemetery

  4.6 mi
• Cedar Grove Cemetery

  Norfolk, VA
  Cemetery

  4.7 mi
• Hebrew Cemetery

  Norfolk, VA
  Jewish cemetery

  4.8 mi
• Riverside Memorial Park

  Chesapeake, VA
  Memorial park

  6.3 mi
• Cedar Grove Cemetery

  Portsmouth, VA
  Cemetery

  6.4 mi

• Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home and Crematory

  Cremation provider · Norfolk · (757) 583-0177
  0.7 mi
• Metropolitan Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Norfolk · (757) 480-1800
  1.2 mi
• Smith & Williams Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Norfolk · (757) 855-5558
  2.4 mi
• Riddick Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Norfolk · (757) 855-9010
  2.9 mi
• Coastal Cremations

  Cremation provider · Norfolk · (757) 353-6888
  3.6 mi
• Cremation and Funeral Services of Tidewater

  Funeral home · Norfolk · (757) 855-0885
  3.6 mi

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