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A visit to the Forman 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 Forman Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forman Cemetery:

31.5091, -87.8817

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Forman Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.

The county seat for Clarke County is located in Grove Hill. Grove Hill lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Forman Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forman Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Forman Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McKenzie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
  • Pine Crest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest Cemetery
  • Parker Bell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Parker Bell Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Bell Cemetery
  • Stave Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stave Creek Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek Cemetery
  • Gaddies Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Leroy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Leroy Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Hotel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Hotel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotel Cemetery
  • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Peniel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Peniel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel Cemetery
    • St. Union - Mt. Stoney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pine Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Cemetery
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
    • Hollingsworth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Hollingsworth Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
    • Old St. Stephens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Clearwater Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
    • Wagarville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wagarville Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagarville Cemetery
    • Cortelyou Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cortelyou Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortelyou Cemetery
    • Lewis Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Road Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Road Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Road Cemetery
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forman Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Jackson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Carson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carson is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Stave Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
  • Walker Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Leroy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Leroy is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Prestwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Prestwick is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
  • Rockville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rockville is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Toddtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Toddtown is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
  • Alma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Alma is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Bassetts Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
  • Wagarville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Winn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Winn is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Saint Stephen's
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sunflower
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Carlton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gainestown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Salitpa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Salitpa is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
    • Suggsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Zimco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Zimco is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
    • Whatley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Whatley is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
    • Grove Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Barlow Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend

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 Forman Cemetery. The following communities are located in Clarke County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Forman Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Clarke 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 Forman Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #118506  (Forman Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118506 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: Clarke
      • Est. Elev: 42 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jackson
      • Location given for Forman Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.509052     Lon: -87.8816655
      • 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 Clarke, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forman 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.