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A visit to the Forest Lake 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 Lake Cemetery ...

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

44.1409, -69.4431

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

The Forest Lake Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Wiscasset. Wiscasset lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Forest Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Forest Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Creamer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Creamer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamer Cemetery
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Jefferson Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dunbar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dunbar Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Cemetery
  • Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Rural Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Waldoboro.
    • The Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Benner Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312392 <5>
  • Shuman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Shuman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuman Cemetery
  • Comery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Comery Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comery Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Shepherd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
  • Trask Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Trask Lawn Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trask Lawn Cemetery
  • Ford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Ford Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hopkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
    • Trash Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Trash Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trash Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
    • Eugley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Eugley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Cemetery
    • Oliver Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Barstow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Barstow Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow Cemetery
    • Goshen Road Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Goshen Road Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Road Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goshen Road Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Waldoboro.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2390920 <5>

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] of the Forest Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Davis Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
  • Flanders Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
  • Nobleboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldoboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harrington Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
  • Eugley Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
  • Globe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Globe is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • North Newcastle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
  • Stickney Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
  • Alna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Alna is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alna <6>
  • Newcastle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Damariscotta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • South Waldoboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Warren Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Warren Station is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
    • Head Tide
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
    • Bremen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Medomak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
    • Warren
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Coopers Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Razorville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Razorville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
    • North Whitefield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
    • Whitefield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #566391  (Forest Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #566391 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: Lincoln
      • Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jefferson
      • Location given for Forest Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.1409105     Lon: -69.4431011
      • 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 Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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 Lake 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.