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A visit to the Forest Home 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 Home Cemetery ...

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

44.3117, -68.6664

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

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

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Forest Home Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Home Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Forest Home Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Carters Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Carters Point Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Point Cemetery
  • Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Rural Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
  • Grays Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Grays Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Hill Cemetery
  • Blastow's Cove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Douglass Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Douglass Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Douglass Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Blue Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2467995 <5>
  • Reach Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Reach Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reach Cemetery
  • Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Ephraim Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Ephraim Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Brooklin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90246 <5>
  • Old Birchland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Old Birchland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Birchland Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Camp Stream Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Camp Stream Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Stream Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Condon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Condon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condon Cemetery
    • Wood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
    • Brooklin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Rest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Mt. Adams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Adams Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Adams Cemetery
    • West Brooksville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Bar Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Indian Bar Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bar Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Freethy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Freethy Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freethy Cemetery
    • Long Island Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Long Island Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island Cemetery
    • Early Settlers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Home Cemetery.

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

  • Sargentville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
  • Little Deer Isle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Brooksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sedgwick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Haven is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
  • North Brooklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
  • Brooklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Isle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • South Blue Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
  • Blue Hill Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
  • Cape Rosier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
  • Sunset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mountainville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Mountainville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
    • West Brooksville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • Harborside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oceanville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • Blue Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Castine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Penobscot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Blue Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Islesboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
    • Islesboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • West Penobscot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot

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 Home Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hancock County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Home 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 either 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 Home 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 Home Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #566389  (Forest Home Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #566389 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: 68 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sargentville
      • Location given for Forest Home Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3117452     Lon: -68.6664148
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Home 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.
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