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A visit to the Forest Home Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Home Cemetery

Lat:   40.6503°   (40° 39' 1")

Lon:   -94.3855°   (-94° 23' 7")

The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Ringgold County<2>.

The county seat for Ringgold County is located in Mount Ayr. Mount Ayr lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Forest Home Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Forest Home Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Maloy.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193998 <5>
  • Platte River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Platte River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Platte River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Platte River Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
  • Redding Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redding Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Redding Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Clark - Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark - Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark - Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark - Allen Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
  • Middle Fork Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Middle Fork Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
  • Marshalltown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshalltown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshalltown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marshalltown Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
  • Benton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Benton Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
  • Tent Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Honey Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Grove Cemetery
    • The Honey Grove Cemetery is located in Worth County (MO)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dead Man's Curve Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dead Man's Curve Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dead Man's Curve Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dead Man's Curve Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
    • Athelstan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athelstan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athelstan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Athelstan Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Fletchall Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletchall Cemetery
      • The Fletchall Cemetery is located in Worth County (MO)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fletchall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Grant City (MO).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1017772 <5>
    • Crim Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crim Cemetery
      • The Crim Cemetery is located in Worth County (MO)
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
    • Platteville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Platteville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Platteville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Platteville Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Douglas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Douglas Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Gentry County (MO)
    • Douglas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
      • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Worth County (MO)
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Ringgold County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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.

  • Redding
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
    • Redding is located in Ringgold County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Delphos
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delphos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
    • Delphos is located in Ringgold County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
  • Maloy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
    • Maloy is located in Ringgold County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Benton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Benton is located in Ringgold County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Blockton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
    • Blockton is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Irena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
    • Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Athelstan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athelstan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
    • Athelstan is located in Taylor County
  • Mount Ayr
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grant City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Clearfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
    • Clearfield is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <7>
  • Diagonal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Allendale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Knowlton ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
      • Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
    • Hatfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Hatfield is located in Harrison County (MO)
    • Conway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Sheridan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Prohibition City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prohibition City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
      • Prohibition City is located in Worth County (MO)
    • Sharpsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Oxford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Worth County (MO)
    • Worth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
      • Worth is located in Worth County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Denver
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
      • Denver is located in Worth County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Tingley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bedford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <7>

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 Ringgold County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Home Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1822843  (Forest Home Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1822843 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Maloy
    • County: Ringgold         Elev: 335
    • Location given for GNIS #1822843 (Forest Home Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Ringgold, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forest Home Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6503, Longitude: -94.3855       In this case, the coordinates for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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