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 ...
The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Montcalm County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ashley Cemetery
- Belding Cemetery
- The Belding Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding Cemetery
- East Montcalm Cemetery
- The East Montcalm Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montcalm Cemetery
- Fairplains Cemetery
- The Fairplains Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains Cemetery
- The Fairplains Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fair Plains Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989570 <2>
- Greene Cemetery
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greene Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Belding.
- The Greene Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1117465 <2>
- Horton Cemetery
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Little Denmark Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Monroe Roads Cemetery
- The Monroe Roads Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Roads Cemetery
- Oakfield Cemetery
- The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
- Otisco Cemetery
- The Otisco Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Cemetery
- Perch Lake Bible Church Cemetery
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- Potter's Field
- The Potter's Field is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter's Field
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
- River Ridge Cemetery
- The River Ridge Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- South Sidney Cemetery
- The South Sidney Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sidney Cemetery
- West Washington Cemetery
- White Swan Cemetery
- The White Swan Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Swan Cemetery
- Wolverton Plains Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Amsden
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Belding
- Cannonsburg
- Entrican
- Entrican is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrican
- Eureka Place
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
- Fenwick
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Gowen
- Grattan
- Grattan is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
- Greenville
- Harvard
- Harvard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Langston
- Langston is located in Montcalm County
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- Orleans
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
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- Palo
- Palo is located in Ionia County
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- Parnell
- Parnell is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheridan
- Shiloh
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Sidney
- Smyrna
- Stanton
- Trufant
- Woods Corners
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montcalm County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belding
- Cedar Springs
- Coral
- Fenwick
- Greenville
- Ionia
- Palo
- Rockford
- Stanton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Montcalm 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 #626270 (Forest Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #626270 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: Montcalm
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville West
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Montcalm, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Home Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |