A visit to the Forest Home 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 Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Home Cemetery:
38.1834, -85.6669
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies just to the west northwest of the Forest Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Forest Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Resthaven Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Resthaven Memorial Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Memorial Cemetery
- The Resthaven Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
- Resthaven Cemetery
- Resthaven Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75706 <5>
- Prather Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Louisville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73275 <5>
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Breckinridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Breckinridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Cemetery
- St. Louis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Louisville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Louisville Cemetery is located in Louisville.
- Pennsylvania Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pennsylvania Run Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsylvania Run Cemetery
- The Pennsylvania Run Cemetery has also been known as:
- Penn Run Cemetery
- Penn Run Memorial Park
- Pennsylvania Run Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #218002 <5>
- Cave Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cave Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cave Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Louisville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73354 <5>
- Cave Hill National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Eastern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastern Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastern Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Louisville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73814 <5>
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- McCawley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McCawley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCawley Cemetery
- Jeffersontown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Schardein Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Schardein Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schardein Cemetery
- The Schardein Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seventh Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75943 <5>
- Terry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Chenoweth Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Chenoweth Run Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth Run Cemetery
- Country Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Country Home Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Home Cemetery
- Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 35 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Forest Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Buechel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Buechel is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Buechel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
- Poplar Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poplar Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Newburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Buechel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buechel is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buechel
- Watterson Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Watterson Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watterson Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Strathmoor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strathmoor Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Strathmoor Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strathmoor Manor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Wellington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wellington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Kingsley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Strathmoor Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strathmoor Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor Gardens
- Lynnview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lynnview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Seneca Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seneca Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Okolona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Highview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Hollow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollow Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Fern Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Houston Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Acres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Lincolnshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnshire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Meadowview Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowview Estates is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Audubon Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Audubon Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Prestonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prestonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia
- Heritage Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Former name for Heritage Creek:
- Minor Lane Heights
- Seminary Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Seminary Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
- Hurstbourne Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hurstbourne Acres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurstbourne Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,894 people
- Saint Regis Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Regis Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Regis Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Fairmeade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairmeade is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmeade
- Saint Matthews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springlee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlee
- Norbourne Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norbourne Estates is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbourne Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Plymouth Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plymouth Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Village
- Broad Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Broad Fields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Fields
- German Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- German Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town
- Parkway Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parkway Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
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 Home Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fern Creek
- Saint Matthews
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Forest Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #492326 (Forest Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #492326 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Louisville East
- Location given for Forest Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1834027 Lon: -85.6669047
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Jefferson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Home 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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