A visit to the Forest Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Hill Cemetery:
34.3095, -85.5383
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Forest Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Forest Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Oak Bowery Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Dixons Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dixons Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixons Chapel Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Callan Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Stories Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stories Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stories Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Broomtown
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Henderson - Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hardman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mosely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mosely Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosely Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland 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 Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ringgold
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Gaylesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Broomtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Chattoogaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- New Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Blanche
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Cedar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Howells Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Kirk's Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Adamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Lickskillet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Lyerly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sigsbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Coosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dog Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
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 Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136893 (Forest Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136893 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gaylesville
- Location given for Forest Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3095358 Lon: -85.5382943
- 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 Cherokee, 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- Forest Hill 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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