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 #105696).
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:
41.8680, -87.8270
The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.
The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Forest Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Home Cemetery.
Establishment of the Forest Home Cemetery ...
The Forest Home Cemetery was established in 1873.
Name Variations for Forest Home Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Forest Home Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waldheim German Cemetery
- German Waldheim Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Menorah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Menorah Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menorah Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Waldheim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Waldheim Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldheim Cemetery
- Oakridge - Glen Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parkholm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parkholm Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkholm Cemetery
- Elmwood Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Estates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glos Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Glos Cemetery is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glos Cemetery
- LaGrange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The LaGrange Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange Cemetery
- Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Isaiah Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosemont Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Irving Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Acacia Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Forest Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Broadview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Riverside is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,346 people
- River Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maywood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Berwyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,436 people
- Bellwood has also been known as:
- Bellwood village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <5>
- Westchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- La Grange Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lyons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- LaVergne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- LaVergne is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaVergne
- Elmwood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stone Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- La Grange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cicero
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Northlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- River Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berkeley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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. The following communities are located in Cook County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellwood
- Berwyn
- Brookfield
- Cicero
- Elmwood Park
- Maywood
- Melrose Park
- Oak Park
- Riverside
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Cook 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: #105696
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408509 (Forest Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408509 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: Cook
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Berwyn
- Location given for Forest Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8678092 Lon: -87.8267257
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Cook, 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 drawn 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. |