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A visit to the Forest Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...

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

44.4792, -68.3434

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

The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies just to the northwest of the Forest Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Forest Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • East Lamoine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The East Lamoine Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine Cemetery
  • Leland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Leland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Cemetery
  • McFarland Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Whittenmore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Whittenmore Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittenmore Cemetery
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jordan Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Ellsworth.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90104 <5>
  • Remick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Remick Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remick Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Goose Cove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Goose Cove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Cove Cemetery
  • Salisbury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Cemetery
  • Woodbine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • MacKenzie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Burying Ground Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Alley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • Paine Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Paine Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Morgan Bay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Morgan Bay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Bay Cemetery
    • South Surry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The South Surry Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Surry Cemetery
    • Murch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Murch Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murch Cemetery
    • Gray Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gray Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
    • Higgins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Higgins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Gordon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
    • Blaisdell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Blaisdell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaisdell Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Hill Cemetery.

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

  • East Lamoine
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
  • Lamoine
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • West Trenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Trenton is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
  • Salsbury Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Salsbury Cove is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury Cove
  • South Hancock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • South Hancock is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hancock
  • Franklin Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
  • Hancock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellsworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Indian Point is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
  • Hulls Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Sullivan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Sullivan is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
  • Sullivan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Surry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Surry is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <6>
    • Sorrento
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • East Blue Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bar Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sullivan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Desert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Blue Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Blue Hill Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
    • Otter Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • South Gouldsboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • South Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gouldsboro
    • West Gouldsboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • West Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gouldsboro
    • North Ellsworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth

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 Hancock County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Maine:
  • Pages specific to Hancock 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #580851  (Forest Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #580851 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: Hancock
      • Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Salsbury Cove
      • Location given for Forest Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.4792443     Lon: -68.3433506
      • 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 Hancock, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Hill 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.