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A visit to the Forest Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Grove Cemetery:

43.4376, -70.8766

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in York County<2>.

The county seat for York County is located in Alfred. Alfred lies just to the east northeast of the Forest Grove Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Grove Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Camp Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Camp Hill Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill Cemetery
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Notre Dame Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Notre Dame Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Notre Dame Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Springvale.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Springvale Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Springvale Riverside Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Springvale Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Springvale.
    • The Springvale Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Riverside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90456 <5>
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill Cemetery
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Ignatius Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Milton Mills Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Milton Mills Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Mills Cemetery
  • Joseph Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Joseph Walker Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Walker Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joseph Walker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Milton (NH).
    • The Joseph Walker Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Walker Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356717 <5>
  • Twombly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
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    • Cold Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
    • Berry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Nutes Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Nutes Ridge Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutes Ridge Cemetery
    • New Cold Spring Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The New Cold Spring Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cold Spring Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Cold Spring Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of East Rochester (NH).
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Alfred.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89862 <5>
    • Whitehouse Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Whitehouse Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Cemetery
    • Wentworth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Wentworth Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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]<3> of the Forest Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Lebanon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Springvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Milton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <6>
  • Sanford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Acton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • South Sanford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • South Sanford is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
  • North Rochester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
  • East Rochester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • Shapleigh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Alfred
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Place
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
  • Farmington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Rochester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <6>
    • Waterboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ross Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ross Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
    • Berwick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Varney Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Varney Crossing is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
    • North Berwick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Shapleigh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • North Shapleigh is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
    • Somersworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
      • Former names for Somersworth:
      • Great Falls
      • Summersworth
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <6>
    • Lyman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lyman is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,536 people
    • Pickering
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Days Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Days Mill is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Mill
    • East Wakefield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wakefield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Waterboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sprague City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sprague City is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
    • Davis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Davis is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis

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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in York County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to York 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 Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #566384  (Forest Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #566384 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: York
      • Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Milton
      • Location given for Forest Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.43765     Lon: -70.87661
      • 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 Maine's counties, including York, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Grove 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 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.