A visit to the Forestview 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 Forestview Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forestview Cemetery:
37.2687, -89.0231
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forestview Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forestview Cemetery is located in Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Mound City. Mound City lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Forestview Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forestview Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Forestview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forestview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Weese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Weese Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weese Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Ohio Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ohio Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Chapel Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Cache Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cache Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Chapel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- West Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Eden Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eden Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Calvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvin Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holman Cemetery is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Copland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Copland Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copland Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- The Anderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anderson Congregational Church Cemetery
- Boaz Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #442246 <5>
- Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic 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]<3> of the Forestview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forestview Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Grand Chain
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Grand Chain
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Karnak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olmsted
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ullin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bandana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ragland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bender ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Dongola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Vienna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Mill Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Elco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tamms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mounds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Mound City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kevil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Buncombe
(14 miles [22.5 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 Forestview Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forestview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dongola
- Joppa
- Joppa lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Forestview Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Joppa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- La Center
- Mound City
- Mounds
- Vienna
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 websites either 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 Forestview Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pulaski 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 Forestview Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408532 (Forestview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408532 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: Pulaski
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cypress
- Location given for Forestview Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2686631 Lon: -89.0231262
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Pulaski, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forestview 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |