A visit to the Forest Meadows Memorial Park ...
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 Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Meadows Memorial Park:
29.6905, -82.3873
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Meadows Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forest Meadows Memorial Park is located in Alachua County<2>.
The county seat for Alachua County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies just to the southeast of the Forest Meadows Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Meadows Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Forest Meadows Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Meadows Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Morning Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hague Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hague Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague Cemetery
- Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Hills Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Forest Meadows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Patrick Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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
- Old Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Thomas Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Thomas Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fairbanks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Fairbanks Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Newnansville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Newnansville Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnansville Cemetery
- Jonesville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Rhuda Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Rhuda Branch Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhuda Branch Cemetery
- Cathcart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Cathcart Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peter's Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Meadows Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Meadows Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Rutledge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rutledge is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Gainesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arredondo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arredondo is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
- Hague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hague is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
- Jonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burnetts Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
- Alachua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rochelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochelle is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Newberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Archer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Micanopy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brooker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- High Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Campville is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Worthington Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Raleigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Evinston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Earleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Memorial Park. 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 Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alachua
- Gainesville
- High Springs
- McIntosh
- Micanopy
- Newberry
- Waldo
- Waldo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Forest Meadows Memorial Park.
- 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 begin 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 Memorial Park:
- 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 Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #297755 (Forest Meadows Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #297755 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: 50 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gainesville West
- Location given for Forest Meadows Memorial Park:
- Lat: 29.6905224 Lon: -82.387329
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Meadows Memorial Park) 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. |