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. 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:
43.3355, -93.6238
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>
The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Winnebago County<2>.
The county seat for Winnebago County is located in Forest City. Forest City lies just to the south 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- West Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The West Prairie Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Holmes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Holmes Chapel Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Chapel Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Center Synod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Center Synod Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Synod Cemetery
- West Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The West Prairie Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- South Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The South Bethel Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethel Cemetery
- North Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The North Prairie Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Madison Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kingland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kingland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Synod Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Synod Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synod Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- King Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The King Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Twp. Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Linden Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Linden Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Twp. Cemetery
- Pilot Knob Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Leland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Forest City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Joice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Joice is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Vinje
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Scarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Fertile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hanlontown is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Emmons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kiester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Garner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ventura
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creamery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Silver Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Buffalo Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Britt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bricelyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Twin Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Walters
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Walters is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
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 Winnebago County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bricelyn
- Britt
- Britt lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Forest Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Britt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt
- Buffalo Center
- Clear Lake
- Forest City
- Garner
- Kiester
- Lake Mills
- Thompson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Forest Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Winnebago 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456673 (Forest Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456673 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: Winnebago
- Est. Elev: 377 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pilot Knob
- Location given for Forest Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3355109 Lon: -93.6238263
- 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 Winnebago, 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 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> | 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. |
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