A visit to the Forrest Memorial Park ...
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 Forrest Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forrest Memorial Park:
34.8626, -88.5612
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forrest Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forrest Memorial Park is located in Alcorn County<2>.
The county seat for Alcorn County is located in Corinth. Corinth lies just to the north northeast of the Forrest Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forrest Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Forrest Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forrest Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Tuscumbia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Tuscumbia Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbia Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Dilworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dilworth Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth Cemetery
- Dilworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dilworth Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth Cemetery
- Tuscumbias Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tuscumbias Grave is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbias Grave
- Old Danville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Danville Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Danville Cemetery
- Stockade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stockade Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockade Cemetery
- Corinth Church of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty African-American Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty African-American Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty African-American Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty African-American Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Kossuth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323064 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Corinth National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Corinth City Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth City Cemetery
- Kemp Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kemp Chapel Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Chapel Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Wyly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wyly Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyly Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
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 Forrest Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forrest Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Biggersville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Allentown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Searcy Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Kossuth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Rienzi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jacinto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jumpertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Chewalla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Guys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ramer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Booneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Altitude
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Caffey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Michie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview
(15 miles [24.1 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
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 Forrest Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alcorn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forrest Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Booneville
- Burnsville
- Corinth
- Jacinto
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 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 Forrest Memorial Park:
- 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 Forrest Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #683138 (Forrest Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #683138 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: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rienzi
- Location given for Forrest Memorial Park:
- Lat: 34.86259 Lon: -88.5611612
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Forrest Memorial Park) 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. |