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The location of the Forest Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Grove 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 Grove Cemetery

Lat:   41.6312°   (41° 37' 52")

Lon:   -85.6767°   (-85° 40' 36")

The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Elkhart County<2>.

The county seat for Elkhart County is located in Goshen. Goshen lies just to the west southwest of the Forest Grove Cemetery .

Establishment of the Forest Grove Cemetery ...

The Forest Grove Cemetery was established in 1884.

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 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 Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Indiana:
  • Pages specific to Elkhart 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 Grove 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 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Grove Cemetery.

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

    • Middlebury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
      • Middlebury is located in Elkhart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,608 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <4>
    • Shipshewana
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipshewana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipshewana
      • Shipshewana is located in LaGrange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shipshewana <4>
    • Millersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Elkhart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
    • Goshen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Elkhart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
    • Benton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Elkhart County
    • Topeka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Seyberts
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
      • Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
    • Bristol
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Elkhart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
    • Bainter Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
      • Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
    • New Paris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
      • New Paris is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <4>
    • White Pigeon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mottville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
      • Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Ligonier
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligonier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
        • Ligonier is located in Noble County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,411 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <4>
      • Dunlap
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
        • Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
      • LaGrange
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
        • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <4>
      • Klingers
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klingers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
        • Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
      • Oakwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
        • Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
      • Garden Village
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
        • Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
      • Syracuse
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
        • Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
      • Cosperville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
        • Cosperville is located in Noble County
      • Howe
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
        • Howe is located in LaGrange County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <4>
      • Bluff Beach
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
        • Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
      • Constantine
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
        • Constantine is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constantine <4>
      • Union
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Southwest
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
        • Southwest is located in Elkhart County
      • Foraker
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
        • Foraker is located in Elkhart County
      • Wawasee Village
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wawasee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
        • Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
      • Wawaka
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Valentine
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
        • Valentine is located in LaGrange County
      • Elkhart
        (15 miles [24.1 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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elkhart County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Forest Grove Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Bontrager Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bontrager Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bontrager Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bontrager Cemetery
    • Pashan Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pashan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pashan Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pashan Cemetery
    • Grace Lawn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Lawn Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Lawn Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Topeka.
      • The Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326273 <7>
    • Townline Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Townline Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Townline Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Topeka.
      • The Townline Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Townline Mennonite Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townline Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87173 <7>
    • Bontrager Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bontrager Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bontrager Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bontrager Cemetery
    • Geising Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geising Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Geising Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geising Cemetery
    • Cornell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Nisley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nisley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nisley Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nisley Cemetery
    • Schrock Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schrock Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Schrock Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Schrock Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Topeka.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schrock Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2722049 <7>
    • Neff Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neff Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neff Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Clinton Union Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clinton Union Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Union Cemetery
      • New Pennsylvania Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Pennsylvania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Pennsylvania Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Pennsylvania Cemetery
      • Cripe Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cripe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cripe Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cripe Cemetery
      • Lupold Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lupold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lupold Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lupold Cemetery
      • Keightley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mack Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mack Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mack Cemetery
      • Bonneyville Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonneyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bonneyville Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonneyville Cemetery
      • Morris Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morris Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • Brown Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Miller Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miller Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel 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 Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #434649  (Forest Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #434649 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: Middlebury
      • County: Elkhart         Elev: 276
      • Location given for GNIS #434649 (Forest Grove Cemetery)

    The official website for Elkhart County: www.elkhartcountyindiana.com/

    The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 Indiana's counties, including Elkhart, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forest Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6312, Longitude: -85.6767       In this case, the coordinates for the Forest Grove 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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