A visit to the Forest Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Forest Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Hill Cemetery (FG ID #71985)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Hill Cemetery
Lat: 28.0983° (28° 5' 53")
Lon: -81.6122° (-81° 36' 43")
The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Forest Hill Cemetery .
Name Variations for Forest Hill Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Forest Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Forest Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ret Row Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Lowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendship MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Inman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Auburndale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Loughman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Auburndale Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Church of Christ Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wahneta Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glover Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Haines City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake Hammock Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hammock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hammock Village
- Lake Hammock Village is located in Polk County
- Lake Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davenport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Alfred
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Winter Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poinciana Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poinciana Place have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
- Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
- Poinciana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Inwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Inwood is located in Polk County
- Eloise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loughman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- ChampionsGate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jan-Phyl Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wahneta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reunion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Wales
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Intercession City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuthville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Osceola County
- Polk City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburndale
- Haines City
- Lake Wales
- Polk City
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 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Polk County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Forest Hill Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #282658 (Forest Hill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #282658 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Dundee
- County: Polk Elev: 55
- Location given for GNIS #282658 (Forest Hill Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #71985
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Polk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forest Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0983, Longitude: -81.6122 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |