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A visit to the Forest Hill Cemetery ...


The location of the Forest Hill Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Hill Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.3659°   (41° 21' 57")

Lon:   -89.5751°   (-89° 34' 30")

The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County<2>.

The county seat for Bureau County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the east of the Forest Hill Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Bureau County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Forest Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Hill Cemetery.

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

    • Wyanet
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyanet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyanet
      • Wyanet is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyanet <4>
    • Buda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Buda is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <4>
    • Princeton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tiskilwa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiskilwa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiskilwa
      • Tiskilwa is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiskilwa <4>
    • Manlius
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheffield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Sheffield is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <4>
    • Dover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
    • Limerick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
      • Limerick is located in Bureau County
    • Milo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Bureau County
    • Bureau Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
      • Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Bureau Junction has also been known as:
      • Bureau
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <4>
    • Malden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <4>
    • Kasbeer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasbeer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasbeer
      • Kasbeer is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasbeer <4>
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Neponset
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neponset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
        • Neponset is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neponset <4>
      • Greenoak
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenoak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
        • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
      • New Bedford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
        • New Bedford is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bedford <4>
      • Bradford
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
        • Bradford is located in Stark County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <4>
      • Walnut
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Mineral
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Osceola
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
        • Osceola is located in Stark County
      • De Pue
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Pue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
        • De Pue is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Hollowayville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollowayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
        • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Zearing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
        • Zearing is located in Bureau County
      • Ohio
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
        • Ohio is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio <4>
      • Putnam
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hennepin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hennepin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennepin
        • Hennepin is located in Putnam County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hennepin <4>
      • Seatonville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seatonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seatonville
        • Seatonville is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seatonville <4>

    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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bureau County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Bradford
    • Buda
      • Buda lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Forest Hill Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buda.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • De Pue
    • Hennepin
    • Manlius
    • Neponset
    • Ohio
      • Ohio lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Forest Hill Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ohio.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Princeton
    • Sheffield
    • Tiskilwa
    • Walnut
    • Wyanet

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Forest Hill Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Triplett Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sapp Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • The Sapp Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sapp Cemetery
    • Aldrich Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aldrich Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aldrich Family Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aldrich Family Cemetery
    • County Home Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the County Home Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The County Home Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
    • Corss Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corss Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corss Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Princeton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107273 <7>
    • Sand Hill Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sand Hill Baptist Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Baptist Cemetery
    • Fifield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fifield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fifield Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fifield Cemetery
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Mt. Bloom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Woodlawn - Stoner Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Jenkins - Green Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins - Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jenkins - Green Cemetery is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins - Green Cemetery
      • Heatons Point Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Manlius Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manlius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Manlius Cemetery is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manlius Cemetery
      • Sheffield Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheffield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sheffield Cemetery is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheffield Cemetery
      • St. Patrick Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
      • Hopeland Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Bunker Hills Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bunker Hills Cemetery is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Hills Cemetery
      • Roggy Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roggy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roggy Cemetery is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roggy Cemetery

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

    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 Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1720977  (Forest Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1720977 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: Wyanet
      • County: Bureau         Elev: 197
      • Location given for GNIS #1720977 (Forest Hill Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 Illinois' counties, including Bureau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forest Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3659, Longitude: -89.5751       In this case, the coordinates for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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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