Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Forest Hills (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Forest Hills. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Forest Hills is located in Suffolk County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Suffolk County: Essex, Middlesex & Norfolk.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Hills:
- Suffolk County (The home county of Forest Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Dorchester
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Roslindale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- West Roxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- South Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Hyde Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Stonybrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Allston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Bay Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- North Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - South Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Easton Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Furnace Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- East Mansfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Mansfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Norton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Chartley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Raynham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Attleboro Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- North Attleboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Raynham Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Saugus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Nahant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- West Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Swampscott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Lynnfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Marblehead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Peabody
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- West Town Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Brigadoon Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigadoon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Danvers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Newton Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Center
- Newton Center is located in Middlesex County
- Eliot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Huron Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Somerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Newtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - North Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Upper Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Waban
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Brookline Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Brookline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Milton Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Westbrook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- Montclair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Norfolk Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- West Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Wollaston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Dedham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Readville Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville Manor
- Readville Manor is located in Norfolk County
- Needham Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Hull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Hingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- Montello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Accord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- North Abington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Rockland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Brockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Abington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Minot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - North Scituate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Whitman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Norwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Cochesett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Fayville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Cordaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Southborough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Southville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- South Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Hopedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Mendon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Upton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Westborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Bolton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Arnold Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Hamlet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Cumberland Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Woonsocket
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Berkeley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Branch Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Lime Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County (RI)
- Union Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Valley Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Hills.
Newspapers Published in Forest Hills ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Hills, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Forest Hills:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Suffolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Suffolk County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
Cemeteries Near Forest Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Hills.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1607685 <3>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Roslindale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #826565 <3>
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Roslindale.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Old Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149537 <3>
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Roslindale.
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1028532 <3>
- New Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Roslindale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180374 <3>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #277711 <3>
- Brookline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookline Cemetery
- Walnut Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Hills Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Adath Jeshurun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adath Jeshurun Cemetery
- Continue List (627 more) ...
- Hebrew Progressive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Progressive Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356019 <3>
- Milton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- The Milton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Milton Town Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #177824 <3>
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
- Hebrew Progressive Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Forest Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Roslindale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Mount Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
- Clarendon Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarendon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Hills
- Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Ashmont
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Dorchester
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Mount Bowdoin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Bowdoin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bowdoin
- Mount Bowdoin is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - West Roxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Brookline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
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- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
- Fields Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Corner
- Fields Corner is located in Suffolk County
- Savin Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savin Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Cedar Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Hills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Forest Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2968, Longitude: -71.1037 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forest Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |