A visit to the Forest Church 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 Forest Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Church Cemetery:
33.4629, -88.2403
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forest Church Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Forest Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Forest Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Ethelsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ethelsville Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville Cemetery
- Brown Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Baptist Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old El Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Strawbridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Strawbridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews Chapel Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Thomasson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomasson Family Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomasson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Reform.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358708 <5>
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Phoenix Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stafford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Ethelsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Macedonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- McShan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Coal Fire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Fernbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Archer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Millport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stansel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Reform
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pickensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Kennedy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Kolola Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Clay County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Bent Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Ravine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Beaver Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Bell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Hightogy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
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 Forest Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Columbus
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Forest Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Pickensville
- Reform
- Reform lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Forest Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reform.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Vernon
- Vernon lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Forest Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vernon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Forest Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 Forest Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #135521 (Forest Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135521 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 109 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ethelsville
- Location given for Forest Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4628958 Lon: -88.2403116
- 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 Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Church 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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