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A visit to the Forest Hills 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 Hills Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Hills Cemetery:

42.2226, -78.0433

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Hills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.

The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies just to the east of the Forest Hills Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Hills Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Forest Hills Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Hills Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Norton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Norton Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Sortore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sortore Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sortore Cemetery
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Scio Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64485 <5>
  • Until The Day Dawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Nile Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nile Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile Cemetery
    • Utopia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Utopia Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia Cemetery
    • Knights Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Knights Creek Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Creek Cemetery
    • County Home Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The County Home Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
    • Wheeler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
    • Dimmick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Dimmick Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Black Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Black Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
    • Phillips Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Hills Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Hills Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Belmont
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Withey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Withey is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Angelica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wellsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Phillips Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
  • Aristotle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
  • Allentown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Petrolia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Petrolia is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
  • Dyke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyke is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
  • Belfast
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • West Almond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Almond is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Richburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sawyer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Sawyer is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Vosburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Vosburg is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
    • Elm Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
    • Oramel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oramel is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
    • West Allen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • West Allen is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
    • Black Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pikeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pikeville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
    • Stannards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stannards is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
    • Lyons Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
    • Cuba
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Cuba is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
    • West Clarksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
    • Bolivar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kossuth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kossuth is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Caneadea
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Hills Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegany County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Hills Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Hills Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Allegany 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 Hills Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #950399  (Forest Hills Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #950399 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: Allegany
      • Est. Elev: 436 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Belmont
      • Location given for Forest Hills Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2225684     Lon: -78.0433398
      • 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 New York's counties, including Allegany, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Hills 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.