A visit to the Forest Grove Memorial Gardens ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Forest Grove Memorial Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Grove Memorial Gardens (FG ID #2140481).
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 Grove Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Grove Memorial Gardens:
33.4710, -86.9757
The Forest Grove Memorial Gardens is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Forest Grove Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Grove Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Forest Grove Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Grove Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Joley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Joley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joley Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Beth-El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Beth-El Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth-El Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brighton Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valhalla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Virginia Mines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- George Washington Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Village Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Village Falls Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Falls Cemetery
- Sadlers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sadlers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadlers Cemetery
- New Grace Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shadowlawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fraternal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fraternal Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternal Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Crumley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Forest Grove Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Grove Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Dolomite
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Industrial City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roosevelt - Cairo Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Village
- Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wylam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hueytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
- Bessemer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lipscomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Winetka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McDonald Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Chapel is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Chapel
- Maytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maytown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Old Jonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duncan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Ensley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Minor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Minor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Mulga
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sylvan Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Grove Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Grove Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bessemer
- Ensley
- Ensley lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Forest Grove Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ensley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley
- Hueytown
- Wylam
- Wylam lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Forest Grove Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wylam.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Forest Grove Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Grove Memorial Gardens:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2140481
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, 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 from Point A (ie- Forest Grove Memorial Gardens) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |