A visit to the Forreston Grove 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 Forreston Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forreston Grove Cemetery:
42.1164, -89.6284
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forreston Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forreston Grove Cemetery is located in Ogle County<2>.
The county seat for Ogle County is located in Oregon. Oregon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Forreston Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forreston Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Forreston Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forreston Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Oak Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Forreston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108841 <5>
- Prairie Dell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chambers Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haldane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Haldane Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane Cemetery
- Shell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Cemetery
- The Shell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shelly Cemetery
- Brethren in Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brookville Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookville Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The West Grove Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Cemetery
- North Grove Zion Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Wendelin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Wendelin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wendelin Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shannon Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shannon Brethren Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Brethren Cemetery
- The Shannon Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brethren Dunkard Cemetery
- West Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Adeline Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Adeline Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline Cemetery
- Schriner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Schriner Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schriner Cemetery
- Eagle Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Eagle Point Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Cranes Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cranes Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forreston Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forreston Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harper
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Forreston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haldane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haldane is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
- Brookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Maryland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Baileyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Shannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adeline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Elkhorn Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
- Buffalo Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
- Polo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bolton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Hitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Hazelhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- German Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zier Cors
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zier Cors is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zier Cors
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Lanark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Elkhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Elkhorn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
- Mount Morris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leaf River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Egan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Egan is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
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 Forreston Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ogle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forreston Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forreston
- Freeport
- German Valley
- Lanark
- Leaf River
- Milledgeville
- Mount Morris
- Polo
- Polo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Forreston Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Shannon
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 Forreston Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Ogle 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 Forreston Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1808227 (Forreston Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1808227 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: Ogle
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brookville
- Location given for Forreston Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1164144 Lon: -89.6284476
- 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 Ogle, 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- Forreston Grove 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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