A visit to the Forest Park 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 Park Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Park Cemetery:
36.2026, -94.1366
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Park Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forest Park Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Forest Park Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Park Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Forest Park Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Silent Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Silent Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Grove Cemetery
- Holcomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Goad Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Goad Springs Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Springs Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stuckey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stuckey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hickory Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frisco Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Stearns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stearns Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
- Butler Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Butler Ford Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Ford Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Stony Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Park Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Springdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Lowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Elm Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sonora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Tontitown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Blue Springs Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- War Eagle Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Fayette Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Mayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- War Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Highfill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Little Flock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
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 Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bentonville
- Cave Springs
- Fayetteville
- Rogers
- Springdale
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 Park Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Park Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #49171 (Forest Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49171 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 398 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Springdale
- Location given for Forest Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2025773 Lon: -94.1365922
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Washington, 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 from Point A (ie- Forest Park 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. |