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:
34.9370, -88.5064
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 Alcorn County<2>.
The county seat for Alcorn County is located in Corinth. Corinth lies just to the west 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 23 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.
- Henry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Corinth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59820 <5>
- Corinth Church of God Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wyly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wyly Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyly Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lorraine Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979111 <5>
- Tuscumbia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tuscumbia Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbia Cemetery
- Forrest Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Forrest Memorial Park is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Memorial Park
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- Stockade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stockade Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockade Cemetery
- Hopewell UMB Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Houston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Greenhaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Greenhaw Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Corinth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Allentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Biggersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Guys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Kossuth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Searcy Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Caffey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Michie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chewalla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Eastview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Rienzi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Ramer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hightown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Jacinto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Alcorn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Corinth
- Falcon
- Jacinto
- Selmer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Alcorn 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 #683137 (Forest Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #683137 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: Alcorn
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Corinth
- Location given for Forest Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9370323 Lon: -88.5064364
- 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 Alcorn, 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 obstructions 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. |