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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. 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 Meadows Cemetery ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Meadows Cemetery

Lat:   29.6386°   (29° 38' 18")

Lon:   -82.2784°   (-82° 16' 42")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Alachua County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Patrick Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patrick Memorial Gardens
    • The Patrick Memorial Gardens is located in Alachua County
    • The Patrick Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Patrick Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Fairbanks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairbanks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairbanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairbanks Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Forest Meadows Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Meadows Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Meadows Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Meadows Memorial Park is located in Alachua County
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71861 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Grove Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grove Park Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery
      • The Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery is located in Alachua County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Townsend Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Mt. Olive AME Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive AME Church Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olive AME Church Cemetery is located in Alachua County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waters Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Nelson - Starke Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson - Starke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson - Starke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nelson - Starke Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Saluda Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saluda Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saluda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Saluda Cemetery is located in Alachua County
      • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rochelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
  • Windsor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Alachua County
  • Arredondo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
  • Rutledge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
  • Micanopy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Campville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Campville is located in Alachua County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Hague is located in Alachua County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnetts Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
      • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
    • Archer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Irvine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
    • 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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: GNIS record #284031 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: Gainesville East
    • County: Alachua         Elev: 43
    • Location given for GNIS #284031 (Forest Meadows)

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forest Meadows Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6386, Longitude: -82.2784       In this case, the coordinates for the Forest Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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