A visit to the Forest Hills 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 Hills Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Hills Cemetery (FG ID #1607685).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Forest Hills Cemetery (MACRIS ID: BOS.818). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: BOS.818'. 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 Hills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Hills Cemetery:
42.2939, -71.1072
The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<3>.
The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Boston. Boston lies just to the north northeast of the Forest Hills Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Hills Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> of the Forest Hills Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Hills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Brookline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brookline Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Cemetery
- Walnut Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holyhood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boston Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Benedict Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baker Street Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- The Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Adath Jeshurun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebrew Progressive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Forest Hills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Hills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roslindale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jamaica Plain
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mattapan Station
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mattapan
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- West Roxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brookline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hyde Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Milton Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Ashmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dorchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Savin Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Westbrook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Brookline Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Stonybrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Readville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montclair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Neponset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Allston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Dedham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Readville Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wollaston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norfolk Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
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 Hills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Suffolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Hills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookline
- Dedham
- Milton
- Roxbury
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 Hills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Suffolk 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 Hills Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1607685
Referenced MACRIS Record: BOS.818
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 Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Hills Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |