A visit to the Forrester 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 Forrester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forrester Cemetery:
36.5867, -88.2548
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forrester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forrester Cemetery is located in Calloway County<2>.
The county seat for Calloway County is located in Murray. Murray lies just to the west northwest of the Forrester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forrester Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Forrester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forrester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Outland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Outland Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outland Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Murray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dalton Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Murray.
- The Dalton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fitts - Dalton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217962 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- England Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The England Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Bonner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- Outland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Outland Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outland Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Murray Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Green Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Plains Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plains Cemetery
- Stubblefield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stubblefield Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Skinner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Skinner Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Freeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- Ivie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ivie Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forrester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forrester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Murray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Hazel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Conyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Harris Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Puryear
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Kirksey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Dexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Protemus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Hardin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Tri City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Dogtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- India
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- India is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Fairdealing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Lynnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
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 Forrester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calloway County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forrester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Forrester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Calloway 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 Forrester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #492348 (Forrester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #492348 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: Calloway
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murray
- Location given for Forrester Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5867219 Lon: -88.2547593
- 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 Calloway, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forrester 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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