A visit to the Forest Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Forest Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Hill Cemetery (FG ID #90989)
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery (MACRIS ID: FIT.804). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: FIT.804'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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 ...
The Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located to the southwest of Fitchburg.
The cemetery is located in Worcester County<3>.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the southwest of The Forest Hill Cemetery is the Saint Joseph Cemetery. See below for details.
Establishment of the Forest Hill Cemetery ...
The Forest Hill Cemetery was established in 1856.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Boylston Burial Ground
- Brick Tavern Cemetery
- The Brick Tavern Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
- Green Bower Cemetery
- The Green Bower Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bower Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- New Cemetery
- North Cemetery
- The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- North Cemetery
- The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
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- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- St. Bernards Cemetery
- The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
- St. Cecilias Cemetery
- St. Dennis Cemetery
- The St. Dennis Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dennis Cemetery
- St. Leo Cemetery
- South Cemetery
- The New Cemetery
- The New Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The New Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
- The Village Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
- The Village Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- West Cemetery
- West Cemetery
- The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
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- West Sterling Cemetery
- The West Sterling Cemetery is located in Worcester County
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- Woodside Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Forest Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ashburnham
- Ashby
- Blackburn Village
- Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- East Princeton
- Fitchburg
- Gardner
- Lane Village
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County
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- Leominster
- Lunenburg Station
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
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- Lunenburg
- North Village
- North Village is located in Worcester County
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- Old City
- Old City is located in Middlesex County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Olde English Village
- Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
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- Pratts Junction
- Princeton
- Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
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- Shirley
- South Ashburnham
- South Fitchburg
- South Gardner
- South Village
- South Village is located in Middlesex County
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- Sterling
- Townsend Harbor
- Townsend
- West Groton
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
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- West Sterling
- West Townsend
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
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- Westminster
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. The following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fitchburg
- Gardner
- Leominster
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 Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Worcester 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #90989
Referenced MACRIS Record: FIT.804
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602183 (Forest Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602183 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: Worcester
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fitchburg
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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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| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |