A visit to the Forest 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Cemetery:
42.5237, -71.4006
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forest Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Forest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Forest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CAR.801 <5>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heart Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Westlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Catherine of Alexanderia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Catherine of Alexanderia Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine of Alexanderia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Catherine of Alexanderia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Westford.
- The St. Catherine of Alexanderia Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Catherine Cemetery
- St. Catherine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207403 <6>
- Russian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Russian Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Cemetery
- Westlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hill Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Forefathers Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsde Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hillsde Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsde Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wright Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Westford.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WSR.804 <5>
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- The North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hill Cemetery - North Burying Ground
- Hill Cemetery
- North Burying Ground
- Old North Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BXB.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251970 <6>
- New South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New South Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New South Cemetery
- Old South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old South Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Cemetery
- Three Cornered Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The South Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carlisle Station
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carlisle Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Station
- Village of Nagog Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carlisle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,231 people
- Acton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,503 people
- East Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Littleton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Littleton
- New Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- West Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Concord is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Concord
- Westford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,276 people
- Littleton Common
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
- Centre Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centre Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Village
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,765 people
- Chelmsford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forge Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village
- Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
- Boxborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- Maynard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,288 people
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bedford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,053 people
- Bedford Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bedford Springs is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Nutting Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nutting Lake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutting Lake
- Lower Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- North Sudbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sudbury
- Baker Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Bridge
- Billerica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Billerica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
- North Billerica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Billerica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
- Princeton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- Shaker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
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. The following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Acton
- Bedford
- Carlisle
- Chelmsford
- Concord
- Westford
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 Forest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601586 (Forest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601586 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 53 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westford
- Location given for Forest Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5237038 Lon: -71.4006172
- 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 Massachusetts' counties, including Middlesex, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <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. |