A visit to the Forehand 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 Forehand Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forehand Cemetery:
30.8496, -85.7672
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forehand Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forehand Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Bonifay. Bonifay lies just to the southeast of the Forehand Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forehand Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Forehand Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forehand Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dyson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dyson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dyson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Caryville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71919 <5>
- Still Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blackman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Curry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Bonifay.
- The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Creek Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290024 <5>
- Westville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Westville Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
- Whitewater Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Whitewater Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Home Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pate Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Spike Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Spike Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike Cemetery
- Adoniram Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Adoniram Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adoniram Cemetery
- Eunola Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Eunola Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola Cemetery
- Geneva City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Geneva City Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva City Cemetery
- Vaughanville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Vaughanville Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville Cemetery
- Ponce de Leon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lees Chapel Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Chapel Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forehand Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forehand Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Caryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Izagora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Bonifay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Esto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Esto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Black
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Noma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ponce de Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Brock Crossroad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Chipley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Graceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Argyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Wausau
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Forehand Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forehand Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chipley
- Geneva
- Graceville
- Hartford
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 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 Forehand Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Forehand Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #282654 (Forehand Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #282654 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 34 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Caryville
- Location given for Forehand Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8496303 Lon: -85.7671545
- 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 Florida's counties, including Holmes, 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- Forehand 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. |