A visit to the Forrest 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 Forrest Park Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forrest Park Cemetery:
34.9776, -90.7832
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forrest Park Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forrest Park Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Francis County is located in Forrest City. Forrest City lies just to the north of the Forrest Park Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forrest Park Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Forrest Park Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forrest Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forrest City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Forrest City Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Freedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Freedonia Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedonia Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Wyles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wyles Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyles Cemetery
- Elcana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elcana Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcana Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Linden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Linden Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Cemetery
- New Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hebron Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Beazley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beazley Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The West Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Palestine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56760 <5>
- Westley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Westley Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westley Cemetery
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Clay Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill Cemetery
- Casteel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Casteel Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casteel Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- The Hughes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #583206 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forrest Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forrest Park Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bonair
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Forrest City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Haynes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Widener
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Colt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <6>
- Felton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Rawlinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Goodwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Brickeys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Marianna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winona ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Bledsoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Moro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wynne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hughes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Heth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aubrey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Levesque
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
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 Forrest Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Francis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forrest Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caldwell
- Forrest City
- Hughes
- Madison
- Marianna
- Wynne
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 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 Forrest Park Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Saint Francis 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 Forrest Park Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #83153 (Forrest Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #83153 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: St. Francis
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Haynes
- Location given for Forrest Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9775924 Lon: -90.7831673
- 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 Saint Francis, 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 from Point A (ie- Forrest 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. |