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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:

42.3953, -83.1680

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 Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Detroit. Detroit lies just to the east southeast 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 32 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.

  • Ford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
  • St. Alphonsus' Catholic Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Hazel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Hazel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hazel Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Beth Abraham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Beth Abraham Cemetery is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Abraham Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Abraham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ferndale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1025622 <5>
  • Machpelah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ferndale.
    • The Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beth Tefilo Emanual Synagogue Cemetery
    • Nusach H'ari Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980536 <5>
  • Grand Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Redford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Redford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Detroit Memorial Park West
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wallaceville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wallaceville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville Cemetery
    • St. Hedwig Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodmere Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Beth Olem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Beth Olem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Olem Cemetery
      • The Beth Olem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Betholem Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery
      • The Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Cemetery
      • Sweetest Heart of Mary Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Roseland Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Southfield Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Southfield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Southfield Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield Cemetery
    • Mt. Kelly Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Kelly Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Kelly Cemetery
      • The Mt. Kelly Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Kelley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1149 <5>
    • Northview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Reves - Wilhelm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
      • The Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
      • German Lutheran Cemetery
      • Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #967 <5>
    • B'nai-David Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The B'nai-David Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai-David Cemetery
      • The B'nai-David Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bnai-David Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Oakview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Oakview Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Royal Oak.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1283 <5>
    • Royal Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Royal Oak Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Royal Oak Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Royal Oak.
      • The Royal Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Royal Oak Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1554 <5>
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Royal Oak.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Strathmoor ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
  • Highland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Highland Park is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
  • Brightmoor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Brightmoor is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
  • Ferndale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dearborn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hamtramck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hazel Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Beech
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Beech is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
  • Springwells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Springwells is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwells
    • Former name for Springwells:
    • Fordson
  • Detroit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Southfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntington Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Royal Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Redford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dearborn Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvindale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lathrup Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Berkley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • River Rouge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Windsor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
    • Van Dyke ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
    • Elm
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Elm is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne 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 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Wayne 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 #626261  (Forest Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #626261 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: Wayne
      • Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Royal Oak
      • Location given for Forest Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.3953146     Lon: -83.1679817
      • 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 Michigan's counties, including Wayne, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.