Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Columbus, Ohio

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Columbus, Ohio 43213 United States

Coordinates: 39.98140, -82.84830
(614) 866-0200
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Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of East Broad Street and Taylor Station Road in Columbus, Ohio 43213. One entrance is off E. Broad Street, and a second entrance is off Taylor Station Road.

29,000 individuals are resting at the cemetery, which is located on 110 acres. The cemetery was established in 1929.

Each of the 15 gardens is organized into an unique theme, ranging from religious to patriotic. The Garden of Resurrection, Gethsemane, Calvary and Good Shepherd are a few of those honoring the Christian Faith. Also featured are the Masonic Garden, the Oaks of Forest Lawn, the Serenity Garden, the Veterans Garden, and the Temple Garden, which honors the Jewish heritage.

The cemetery is located in Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio, and is # 3531 (Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum) in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003", compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society.

The cemetery is registered with the Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing (ODRE) as Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with registration license number CRC.0000980500.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 1080429 (Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens / Forest Lawn Cemetery).