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A visit to the Forest Hill Cemetery ...

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 Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Hill Cemetery (FG ID #22835)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   33.5488°   (33° 32' 55")

Lon:   -86.7539°   (-86° 45' 14")

The cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

As an estimate, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.

Just for reference: A short distance and to the north of The Forest Hill Cemetery is the Greenwood Cemetery. See below for details.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies just to the west southwest of the Forest Hill Cemetery .

Establishment of the Forest Hill Cemetery ...

The Forest Hill Cemetery was established in 1883.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Forest Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Inglenook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inglenook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inglenook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Inglenook Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • East Lake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Lake Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • McElwain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McElwain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McElwain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McElwain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Bush Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bush Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Sheritt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheritt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sheritt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Bass Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Higgins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higgins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higgins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Higgins Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Enon Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Knesses Israel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knesses Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knesses Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knesses Israel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Earltown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earltown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earltown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Earltown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Bass Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Walkers Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walkers Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walkers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walkers Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Cahaba Heights Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cahaba Heights Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cahaba Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cahaba Heights Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wise Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wise Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Forest Crest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Reed Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Jefferson County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Forest Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • East Birmingham
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Marks Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
    • Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Gate City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
    • Gate City is located in Jefferson County
  • Avondale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Avondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Tarrant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Zion City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
    • Zion City is located in Jefferson County
  • Bartonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Vulcan City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
    • Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
  • Birmingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • English Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • English Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Mountain Brook Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook Village
    • Mountain Brook Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Mountain Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
    • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <7>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Irondale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <7>
    • Cahaba Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Weems
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weems. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
      • Weems is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weems
      • From the Forest Hill Cemetery to Weems
    • Fultondale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultondale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultondale
      • Fultondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultondale <7>
    • Huffman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hooper City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper City
      • Hooper City is located in Jefferson County
    • Homewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
      • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <7>
    • Cahaba Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pratt City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt City
      • Pratt City is located in Jefferson County
    • West End
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mason City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
      • Mason City is located in Jefferson County
    • Vestavia Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • McCombs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Alton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <7>
    • Dale ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
      • Dale is located in Blount County
    • Center Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Castle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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 Jefferson 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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 #118490  (Forest Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #118490 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Birmingham North
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 202
    • Location given for GNIS #118490 (Forest Hill Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #22835

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forest Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5488, Longitude: -86.7539    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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