A visit to the Forest Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Grove Cemetery:
40.6253, -94.6627
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County<2>.
The county seat for Taylor County is located in Bedford. Bedford lies just to the northwest of the Forest Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Forest Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kemery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kemery Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemery Cemetery
- Mohler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mohler Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohler Cemetery
- Ross Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ross Twp. Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Twp. Cemetery
- Ross Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ross Twp. Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Twp. Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Bedford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Ferrell - Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Luteston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Luteston Cemetery is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luteston Cemetery
- Platteville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Platteville Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Lexington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Helm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Helm Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Willard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Willard Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- Athelstan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Athelstan Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan Cemetery
- Taylor County Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Brethren Cemetery is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
- Old Sheridan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Sheridan Cemetery is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sheridan Cemetery
- Sheridan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Cemetery
- The Sheridan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheridan VanSkyock 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 Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bedford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Athelstan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Hopkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gaynor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Blockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Gravity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Ladoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Siam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Sharpsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Orrsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Parnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maloy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Redding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- New Market
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Pickering
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Irena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Clearfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Delphos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Guss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- Hawleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taylor County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athelstan
- Bedford
- Blockton
- Clearfield
- Conway
- Grant City
- Gravity
- Hopkins
- New Market
- Parnell
- Pickering
- Redding
- Sharpsburg
- Sheridan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Forest Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Taylor 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456668 (Forest Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456668 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: Taylor
- Est. Elev: 364 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bedford
- Location given for Forest Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6252662 Lon: -94.6627444
- 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 Taylor, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Grove 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |