A visit to the Forest Meadows 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 Meadows Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Meadows Cemetery:
29.6386, -82.2784
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Meadows Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forest Meadows Cemetery is located in Alachua County<2>.
The county seat for Alachua County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies just to the west northwest of the Forest Meadows Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Meadows Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Forest Meadows Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Meadows Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gainesville City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71949 <5>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Patrick Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Patrick Memorial Gardens is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Memorial Gardens
- The Patrick Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Patrick Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Fairbanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairbanks Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks Cemetery
- Forest Meadows Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Grove Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Grove Park Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park Cemetery
- Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Micanopy.
- The Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haynes Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280648 <5>
- Micanopy Historic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Townsend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Mt. Olive AME Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive AME Church Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive AME Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282765 <5>
- Waters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Nelson - Starke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saluda Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Saluda Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda Cemetery
- The Saluda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Saluda - Orange Heights Cemetery
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 Meadows Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Meadows Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gainesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rochelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rochelle is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Arredondo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arredondo is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
- Rutledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rutledge is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Micanopy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Campville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Campville is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Evinston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hawthorne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Earleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hague is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McIntosh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lochloosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Paynes Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paynes Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
- Orange Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burnetts Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
- Archer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irvine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Irvine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Island Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alachua
(16 miles [25.7 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 Meadows Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alachua County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Meadows Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alachua
- Gainesville
- McIntosh
- Micanopy
- Waldo
- Waldo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Forest Meadows Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waldo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
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 Forest Meadows Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Alachua 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 Meadows Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #284031 (Forest Meadows)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #284031 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: Alachua
- Est. Elev: 43 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gainesville East
- Location given for Forest Meadows:
- Lat: 29.6385792 Lon: -82.2784356
- 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 Alachua, 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- Forest Meadows 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. |