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:
32.1391, -83.8568
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 Dooly County<2>.
The county seat for Dooly County is located in Vienna. Vienna 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Forehand Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forehand Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Forest Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forehand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Forehand Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forehand Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Roberts Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Byromville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274747 <5>
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Vienna City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Vienna City Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna City Cemetery
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- Mt. Bezor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Bezor Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bezor Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Pinehurst City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Bay Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bay Point Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Forehand Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forehand Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lilly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Byromville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinehurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dooling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Unadilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
- Cordele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cobb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oglethorpe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- De Soto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <6>
- Leslie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McKenzie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McKenzie is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
- Seville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chokee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- Pineview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Finleyson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
- Americus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Warwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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 Dooly County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forehand Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Americus
- Cordele
- Montezuma
- Oglethorpe
- Unadilla
- Vienna
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 Forehand Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Dooly 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 #314260 (Forehand Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #314260 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: Dooly
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pinehurst
- Location given for Forehand Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1390549 Lon: -83.8568435
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Dooly, 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 obstructions 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. |