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The location of the Forest Hills Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   42.7187°   (42° 43' 7")

Lon:   -73.6373°   (-73° 38' 14")

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

The county seat for Rensselaer County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the west northwest of the Forest Hills Cemetery .

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 Rensselaer County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Forest Hills Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 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.

    • Albia
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
      • Albia is located in Rensselaer County
    • Wynantskill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynantskill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynantskill
      • Wynantskill is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynantskill <4>
    • Sycaway
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
      • Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
    • Troy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
    • Brunswick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
      • Green Island is located in Albany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Island <4>
    • Watervliet
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
      • Watervliet is located in Albany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
      • Former names for Watervliet:
      • Gibbonsville
      • Port Schuyler
      • West Troy
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
    • Menands
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lansingburgh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
      • Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
    • Poestenkill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cohoes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasantdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
      • Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • West Sand Lake
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sand Lake
        • West Sand Lake is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sand Lake <4>
      • Waterford
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Latham
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Newtonville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Loudonville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
        • Loudonville is located in Albany County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <4>
      • West Albany
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
        • West Albany is located in Albany County
      • Albany
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rensselaer
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
        • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
      • Couse
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
        • Couse is located in Rensselaer County
      • Luther
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
        • Luther is located in Rensselaer County
      • Best
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
        • Best is located in Rensselaer County
      • Averill Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill Park
        • Averill Park is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Averill Park <4>
      • Sand Lake
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Quackenkill
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quackenkill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill
        • Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County

    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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rensselaer County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Forest Hills Cemetery.<5>

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

    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Old Mt. Ida Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • The Old Mt. Ida Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • The Old Mt. Ida Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Ida Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Ida Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65347 <6>
    • Elmwood Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • New Mt. Ida Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Coonradt Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Coonradt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Coonradt Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coonradt Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Troy.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66046 <6>
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • Eagle Mills Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Eagle Mills Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • The Eagle Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Millville Cemetery
      • Sunnyside Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Mills Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lansingburgh Village Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Watervliet Arsenal Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Albany Muslim Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Opposite Brick Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Opposite Brick Church Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • The Opposite Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Gilead Brick Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Opposite Brick Church Cemetery
      • St. John Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. John Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Van Schaick Family Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • The Van Schaick Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Schaick Family Cemetery is located in Cohoes.
        • The Van Schaick Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Van Schaick Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Schaick Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462966 <6>
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Green Island.
        • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Bernard's Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64113 <6>
      • Maplewood Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Maplewood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maplewood Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Watervliet.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65207 <6>
      • St. Basils Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • The St. Basils Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Basils Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Watervliet.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Basils Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146998 <6>
      • St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Watervliet.
        • The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Nicholas Cemetery
        • Be careful, some people have confused the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery with the Forest Hills Cemetery and the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #3 (located 7 miles to the southwest).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450256 <6>
      • St. Colman's Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds is located outside and to the northwest of Watervliet.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546904 <6>
      • St. Patrick's Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Watervliet.
        • The St. Patrick's Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Patrick Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66144 <6>
      • Albany Rural Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • The Albany Rural Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Albany Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Albany.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albany Rural Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63827 <6>
      • St. Agnes Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Agnes Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Albany.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65917 <6>
      • Blooming Grove Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blooming Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blooming Grove Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blooming Grove Cemetery
      • Hillside Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Morrison Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
      • Martin Hayner Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Martin Hayner Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Martin Hayner Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Hayner Cemetery

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

    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 #950400  (Forest Hills Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #950400 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Troy South
      • County: Rensselaer         Elev: 108
      • Location given for GNIS #950400 (Forest Hills Cemetery)

    The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

    The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

    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 Rensselaer, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forest Hills Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7187, Longitude: -73.6373       In this case, the coordinates for the Forest Hills Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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