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:
31.4641, -91.3801
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 Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Natchez. Natchez lies just to the north 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 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Forest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Surget Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Surget Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surget Cemetery
- Calvin Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Calvin Smith Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Smith Cemetery
- Sargent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sargent Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Routh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Routh Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Routh Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Egypt Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood Lodge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Southwood Lodge Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Lodge Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Southwood Lodge Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Natchez.
- The Southwood Lodge Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southwood Lodge Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2311283 <5>
- Skinners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Skinners Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Cemetery
- Rehoboth Church of God in Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roseland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Roseland Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Natchez City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Natchez City Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Natchez City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Natchez.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962355 <5>
- Vidalia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Vidalia Cemetery is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kingston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- The Kingston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jersey Settlers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60295 <5>
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbarton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunbarton Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Clemont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Clemont Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemont Cemetery
- Natchez National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Natchez National Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Natchez National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Natchez.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109430 <5>
- Jerusalem Baptist Church No. 2 Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- McCouen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The McCouen Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCouen Cemetery
- Central School Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Felter Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Felter Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felter Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Felter Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Natchez.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2494205 <5>
- Foster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Green Lawn Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Natchez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vidalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeannette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Ridgecrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Sycamore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ferriday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Knoxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- West Ferriday
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Wilkinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- White Apple
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Roxie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bougere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bougere is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
- Rosetta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Monterey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Armagh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Armagh is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
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 Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ferriday
- Hamburg
- Natchez
- Vidalia
- Washington
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 helpful 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 #670086 (Forest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670086 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 76 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sibley
- Location given for Forest Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4640567 Lon: -91.3801142
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Adams, 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 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. |
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