A visit to the Forehand Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Forehand Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forehand Cemetery:
31.6324, -87.4772
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forehand Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forehand Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroeville. Monroeville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Forehand Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forehand Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Forehand Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forehand Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Carry Mt. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Carry Mt. Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carry Mt. Cemetery
- Bryant - Deer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Claiborne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Claiborne Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne Cemetery
- Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Monroeville.
- The Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springhill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322067 <5>
- Fellowship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The York Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- McConnico Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The McConnico Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnico Cemetery
- Mexia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mexia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Amity Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
- Hearin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Hearin Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearin Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Red Hills Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Hills Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hills Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forehand Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forehand Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scratch Ankle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Claiborne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Perdue Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Mexia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Monroeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suggsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Ollie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Peterman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Tunnel Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Whatley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lower Peach Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Frisco City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Natchez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Hybart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Nettleboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Barlow Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Excel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Vredenburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Asahel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Dickinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Megargel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Megargel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
- Beatrice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Forehand Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forehand Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Claiborne
- Frisco City
- Lower Peach Tree
- Monroeville
- Suggsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Forehand Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Monroe County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Forehand Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805649 (Forehand Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805649 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Franklin
- Location given for Forehand Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.63238 Lon: -87.477213
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forehand Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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