A visit to the Forest Park 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 Park Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Park Cemetery:
39.9749, -87.6238
The Forest Park Cemetery is located in Vermilion County<1>.
The county seat for Vermilion County is located in Danville. Danville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north of the Forest Park Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Park Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Forest Park Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elwood Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McKendree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandusky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locket Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Caraway Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Michael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
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]<2> of the Forest Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Park Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Olivet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meeks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Busenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridge Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belgium
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Indianola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <5>
- Eugene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gessie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rileysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sidell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scottland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Perrysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Missionfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Archie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Raven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 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 Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermilion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Catlin
- Cayuga
- Chrisman
- Danville
- Fairmount
- Perrysville
- Ridge Farm
- Sidell
- Tilton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Park Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Vermilion 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 Park Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408522 (Forest Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408522 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: Vermilion
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Humrick
- Location given for Forest Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9747589 Lon: -87.6244653
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Forest Park Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |