A visit to the Forest 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Cemetery:
44.4433, -93.2816
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forest Cemetery is located in Rice County<2>.
The county seat for Rice County is located in Faribault. Faribault lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Forest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Forest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rolling Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Solar Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Faribault.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82928 <5>
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Lawrence Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Faribault.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83380 <5>
- Greenvale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenvale Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Cemetery
- East Christiania Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Highview Christiana Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Redrose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Redrose Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrose Cemetery
- Former name for Redrose Cemetery:
- Rose Leaf Cemetery
- West Christiania Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kibbe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kibbe Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbe Cemetery
- Farmington Luteran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Farmington Luteran Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Luteran Cemetery
- The Farmington Luteran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Danish Luthern Cemetery
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Dundas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Northfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trondjem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trondjem is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Lonsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elko New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elko New Market is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
- Cannon City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Castle Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wheatland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Faribault
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eureka Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
- Nerstrand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dennison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stanton is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Cedar Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Warsaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Lakeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rice County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dundas
- Faribault
- Farmington
- Lakeville
- Lonsdale
- Montgomery
- Nerstrand
- Northfield
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Rice 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #643794 (Forest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #643794 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: Rice
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Little Chicago
- Location given for Forest Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4432973 Lon: -93.2816078
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Rice, 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 from Point A (ie- Forest 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. |