Cemetery

Forest Lawn Memorial Park (South)

Jefferson County · THC Atlas #7245001405

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About this site

Forest Lawn Memorial Park (South) is a cemetery in Jefferson County, Texas. It is one of 40 cemeteries documented in Jefferson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 166 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.1228, -94.1014. The nearest cataloged historic site is J.P. Richardson, Jr: The Big Bopper (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Zaharias, Babe Didrikson, Forest Lawn Memorial Park (North), and Anthony.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7245001405. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

This is the southern portion of Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont, which opened in 1926 on 45 acres along the Neches River and expanded to more than 120 acres after annexing the former Pine Grove Golf Course in 1951. Notable interments in the cemetery include Olympic and golf champion Babe Didrikson Zaharias and rock-and-roll pioneer J.P. 'The Big Bopper' Richardson.

Sources: dignitymemorial.com jeffersoncountytx.gov

📍 30.1228, -94.1014 · Jefferson County

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Nearby in Jefferson County

Historical Marker

J.P. Richardson, Jr: The Big Bopper

Beaumont · 2005

Historical Marker

Zaharias, Babe Didrikson

Beaumont · 1968

Cemetery

Forest Lawn Memorial Park (North)

Site of Collier's Ferry