Forest Lawn East Cemetery offers a beautiful, secluded and nostalgic resting place for loved ones nestled in the woods of North Carolina. Since the early 1970s, Forest Lawn East has provided for the needs of community area residents with one of the most beautiful landscaping and locations in this area of North Carolina. Botanical gardens, gazebos, a historical sweet water spring and springhouse and even an old fashioned water wheel inspires a sense of dignity and compassion for both the departed and their loved ones as they step onto the property.

Memorial benches scattered throughout the area offer visitors the rich and bountiful scents of azaleas, pine, dogwood and other native flora and fauna that offer peace and comfort. Staff at Forest Lawn East Cemetery offer a variety of options for visitors, including traditional burials in beautiful locations throughout the cemetery property. Other services include memorials, private estates, mausoleum, and vaults. Forest Lawn East's Cemetery is pleased to offer internment in the Sylvan Abbey Mausoleum, a beautiful and serene location.

The cemetery property also caters to the needs of those who desire cremation, offering memorials, niches, and urns. The Garden of Memories gives families and friends a variety of beautiful scattering locations or locations for interment of remains.

Staff at Forest Lawn East Cemetery, located near the city of Matthews in Mecklenburg County, has long taken pride in their ability to meet the many varied needs of area residents from different cultural and religious backgrounds. The grounds are colorful and beautiful year round, nestled the warm and gentle sunshine of North Carolina seasons.

Located southeast of downtown Charlotte, the cemetery property can be accessed by taking Interstates 485 or 77 south from Charlotte. Visitors can also take County Road 74, or use East Independence Boulevard/Andrew Jackson Highway south toward Monroe Regional Airport with a turnoff onto Indian trail Fairview Road, or by taking the Forest Lawn Drive turnoff from Interstate 485, also known as the Governor James G. Martin Freeway.