A visit to the Forsee 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 Forsee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forsee Cemetery:
38.5337, -84.8472
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forsee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forsee Cemetery is located in Owen County<2>.
The county seat for Owen County is located in Owenton. Owenton lies just to the northeast of the Forsee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forsee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Forsee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forsee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Doty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Doty Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty Cemetery
- Handcock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Handcock Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handcock Cemetery
- Lusby / Kemper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kemper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kemper Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Cemetery
- Benjamin Hancock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hancock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Waldrope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Waldrope Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrope Cemetery
- Ransdel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ransdel Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransdel Cemetery
- Yancey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Yancey Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Cemetery
- Yancey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Yancey Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Frazer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Frazer Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Cemetery
- Beech Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Estes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Burfort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Burfort Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burfort Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- El Bethel Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pauper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pauper Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauper Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forsee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forsee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Owenton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hallam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hallam is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Long Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Ridge is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Pleasant Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Home is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Sweet Owen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sweet Owen is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Owen
- Cull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cull is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cull
- Squiresville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Squiresville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squiresville
- Hesler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesler
- Breck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Breck is located in Owen County
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- Holiday Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holiday Ford is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Ford
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- New Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Liberty is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bromley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bromley is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Gratz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gratz is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Monterey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- New
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
- Hensley Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hensley Ford is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Ford
- Jonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Wheatley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatley is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
- Moxley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Perry Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Perry Park is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Park
- Lockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Fairbanks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbanks is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Sanders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Forsee Cemetery. The following communities are located in Owen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forsee 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 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 Forsee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Owen 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 Forsee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1900880 (Forsee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1900880 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: Owen
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owenton
- Location given for Forsee Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5336782 Lon: -84.8471705
- 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 Owen, 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- Forsee 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |