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A visit to the Forest Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...

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

37.1153, -97.2850

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Sumner County<2>.

The county seat for Sumner County is located in Wellington. Wellington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Forest Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Forest Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jordan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
  • Work Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Work Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Work Cemetery
  • Gouda Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Gouda Springs Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouda Springs Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Lolled Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lolled Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolled Cemetery
  • Attebery Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Attebery Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attebery Cemetery
  • Yeager Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Yeager Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager Cemetery
    • The Yeager Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Yeager - Patterson Cemetery
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Kay County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
  • Tannehill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Tannehill Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill Cemetery
  • Prairie Lawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lawn Cemetery
  • Sumner Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Goedel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Goedel Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goedel Cemetery
      • The Goedel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Godel Cemetery
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
      • The Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mercer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92734 <5>
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • Corzine Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Corzine Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corzine Cemetery
    • Braman Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Braman Cemetery is located in Kay County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Cemetery
    • Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Memorial Lawn Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Oxford Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oxford Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Portland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • South Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Geuda Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Hackney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hackney is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
  • Rainbow Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
  • Paton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Paton is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
  • Hunnewell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunnewell is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Drury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Drury is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
  • Wellington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oxford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
    • Former name for Oxford:
    • Hapawalla
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
  • Perth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Perth is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
  • Braman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Moxham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Moxham is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
    • Tresham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Tresham is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
    • Kellogg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Kellogg is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Chilocco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Chilocco is located in Kay County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
    • Arkansas City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Roland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Roland is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Corbin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Corbin is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
    • Cicero
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cicero is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Parkerfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Parkerfield is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Mayfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mayfield is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Caldwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Winfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Sumner 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 Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #470055  (Forest Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470055 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: Sumner
      • Est. Elev: 376 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Portland
      • Location given for Forest Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.1153038     Lon: -97.2850433
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Sumner, 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 from Point A (ie- Forest Hill 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.