A visit to the Forbush 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 Forbush Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forbush Cemetery:
40.7722, -92.8780
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forbush Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forbush Cemetery is located in Appanoose County<2>.
The county seat for Appanoose County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies just to the south of the Forbush Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forbush Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Forbush Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forbush Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Elgin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elgin Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Zimmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Zimmer Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- County Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Bohm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bohm Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohm Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shaeffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaeffer Cemetery
- Garfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Felkner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Felkner Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Cemetery
- Livengood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Livengood Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livengood Cemetery
- Brannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brannon Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Denny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forbush Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forbush Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clarkdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Rathbun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunshine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Darbyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Mystic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Brazil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Walnut City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Numa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Udell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Exline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Moravia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Iconium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Cincinnati
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Moulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Pearl City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
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 Forbush Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Appanoose County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forbush Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Moravia
- Moulton
- Seymour
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 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 Forbush Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Appanoose 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 Forbush Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1970311 (Forbush Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1970311 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: Appanoose
- Est. Elev: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mystic
- Location given for Forbush Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7722349 Lon: -92.8779764
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Appanoose, 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 from Point A (ie- Forbush 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. |