A visit to the Forest Home Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Forest Home Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Home Cemetery (FG ID #690429).
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 Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Home Cemetery:
40.9522, -91.5427
The Forest Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Mount Pleasant.
The cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant lies just to the north northwest of the Forest Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Forest Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Home Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Home Bethel Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Faulkner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- Abraham Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Abraham Farm Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham Farm Cemetery
- Ebeneezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebeneezer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebeneezer Cemetery
- Oakland Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pickard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pickard Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickard Cemetery
- Carnahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carnahan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnahan Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Old Richwoods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richwoods Cemetery (Old)
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beery Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beery Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Traxler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Traxler Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traxler Cemetery
- New Richwoods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richwoods Cemetery (New)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cholera Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cholera Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cholera Hill Cemetery
- Hunting Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hunting Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Cemetery
- Abbe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Abbe Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbe Cemetery
- Burge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakland Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swedesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lockridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Olds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Houghton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yarmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hamill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wayland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wyman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danville
- Lockridge
- Mount Pleasant
- New London
- Salem
- Salem lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Forest Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stockport
- Wayland
- West Point
- Winfield
- Yarmouth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Home Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #690429
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823579 (Forest Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823579 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Pleasant
- Location given for Forest Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9516966 Lon: -91.5421042
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Henry, 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 Home 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. |