Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Forest Hills (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Forest Hills. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Forest Hills is located in Cumberland County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Robeson & Sampson.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Hills:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Forest Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Holly Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Shaw
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Bonnie Doone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Point Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Highland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Kingsford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Fayetteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Fort Bragg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Ardulusa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Jerome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Tar Heel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Ruskin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Twin Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Overhills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Anderson Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Flat Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Walkertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Spout Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Fonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Bunnlevel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Johnsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Pineview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Barbecue
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Norrington Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Rockfish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Dundarrach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Raeford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Timberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Bowmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Ashley Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Five Points
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- McKoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Benson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peacocks Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Swann
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Carolina Trace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Lemon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Broadway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- Quail Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Saint Andrews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Jonesboro Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Parkwood Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- White Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- San-Lee Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
- Tramway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Sanford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Vass
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Whispering Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Southern Pines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Parkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lumber Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Rex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Saint Pauls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rennert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Shannon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Red Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saddletree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Philadelphus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Barker Ten Mile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Autryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Rebel City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Huntley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Plain View
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Salemburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Roseboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spiveys Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Reynolds Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Snow Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Beaman Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Bonnetsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Kitty Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Crump Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Hills.
Cemeteries Near Forest Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Hills.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Forest Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Northside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hair Cemetery
- The Hair Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hair - Massey Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2542392 <2>
- Holt Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Andrews UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adcox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McFayden Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- Rockfish Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Forest Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Fayetteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Grays Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
- Roslin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roslin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Wade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carlos is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Cedar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Stedman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spout Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lumber Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Clement
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clement is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Godwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Hills.
Newspapers Published in Forest Hills ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Hills, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Forest Hills:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Johnston County
- Lee County
- Moore County
- Robeson County
- Sampson County
- Scotland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forest Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |