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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 Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Cemetery

Lat:   37.5416°   (37° 32' 29")

Lon:   -96.3798°   (-96° 22' 47")

The Forest Cemetery is located in Elk County<1>.

The county seat for Elk County is located in Howard. Howard lies just to the southeast of the Forest Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Elk 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 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 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Forest Cemetery.

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

    • Piedmont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <4>
    • Howard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
      • Former name for Howard:
      • Howard City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
    • Fiat
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
      • Fiat is located in Elk County
    • Severy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
      • Severy is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Beaumont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Moline
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <4>
    • Grenola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
      • Grenola is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Cave Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
      • Cave Springs is located in Elk County
    • Climax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Latham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <4>
    • Elk Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Keighley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keighley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
      • Keighley is located in Butler County
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Reece
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
        • Reece is located in Greenwood County
      • Longton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
        • Longton is located in Elk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
        • Former name for Longton:
        • Elk Rapids
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <4>
      • Busby
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
        • Busby is located in Elk County
      • Fall River
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
        • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <4>
      • Eureka
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>

    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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elk County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Forest Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Bunker Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clear Creek Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the east of Howard.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92210 <6>
    • Clear Cut Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Cut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clear Cut Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Cut Cemetery
    • Cresco Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cresco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cresco Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cresco Cemetery
    • Grace Lawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Lawn Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lawn Cemetery
    • Twin Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Twin Grove Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Grove Cemetery
    • Star Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Star Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Cemetery
    • Beaumont Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaumont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaumont Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaumont Cemetery
    • Rural Vale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Rural Vale Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Rural Vale Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • The Rural Vale Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fiat Cemetery
      • Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Vale Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273445 <6>
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Butts Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butts Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butts Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Glen Grouse Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Grouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Glen Grouse Cemetery is located in Cowley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Grouse Cemetery
      • Moline Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Green Lawn Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Elk County
        • The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Greenfield Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92581 <6>
      • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Elk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Elk Falls Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Latham Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Latham Cemetery is located in Butler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latham Cemetery
      • Wade Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • The Wade Cemetery is located in Elk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

    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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #475054  (Forest Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #475054 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: Piedmont SW
      • County: Elk         Elev: 361
      • Location given for GNIS #475054 (Forest Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Elk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5416, Longitude: -96.3798    
    <3>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.
    <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>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.
    <7>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.




 

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