A visit to the Forester 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 Forester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forester Cemetery:
34.2645, -86.0547
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forester Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Forester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forester 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 Forester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Blessing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Blessing Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Lowrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowrey Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- New Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Macedonia Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Macedonia Cemetery
- Myrtletree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Myrtletree Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtletree Cemetery
- Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Boaz.
- The Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Union Church Cemetery
- Union First Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26801 <5>
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Belchers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Belchers Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchers Chapel Cemetery
- The Belchers Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belcher Cemetery
- Belcher's Gap Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #767528 <5>
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- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- De Kalb Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Turnover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Turnover Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnover Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Old Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Fairview Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Albertville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22742 <5>
- Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Boaz.
- The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsaida Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21588 <5>
- Whitesboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Whitesboro Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Gilbreath Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gilbreath Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbreath Cemetery
- Dalrymple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dalrymple Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalrymple Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rains ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rodentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Crossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Boaz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Cotnam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Geraldine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Whitesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Yancy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Peters ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Hustleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Duck Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Albertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountainboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Keener
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Chigger Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Floy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
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 Forester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albertville
- Boaz
- Boaz lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Forester Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boaz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Collinsville
- Crossville
- Geraldine
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 helpful 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 Forester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Forester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #150234 (Forester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #150234 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Painter
- Location given for Forester Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2645376 Lon: -86.0546966
- 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 DeKalb, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forester 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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