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A visit to the Forest 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 Cemetery ...

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

35.7864, -97.1242

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

The Forest Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Chandler. Chandler lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Forest Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Forest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Favor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
  • Iowa Mission Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Iowa Mission Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Mission Cemetery
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Great Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Great Hope Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Hope Cemetery
  • McKinley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The McKinley Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley Cemetery
  • Wellston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Wellston Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston Cemetery
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
  • Carney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Carney Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney Cemetery
  • Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
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    • Meridian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Meridian Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Cemetery
    • Evansville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Reunion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Reunion Cemetery is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reunion Cemetery
    • St. Luke Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
    • Sweet Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
    • Iowa Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
    • Tillman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Tillman Cemetery is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman Cemetery
    • Pollick Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pollick Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollick Cemetery
    • Brandon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Cemetery.

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

  • Fallis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fallis is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Ingram
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
  • Carney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wellston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Meridian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Luther
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Warwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Tryon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vinco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vinco is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
  • Lake Hiwassee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Hiwassee is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hiwassee
  • Coyle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Langston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
    • Arcadia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chandler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Perkins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cottingham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
    • Parkland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Agra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <6>
    • Lakeview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Jones
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jones is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <6>
    • Guthrie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Agra
    • Agra lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Forest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
  • Arcadia
  • Carney
  • Chandler
  • Coyle
    • Coyle lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Forest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coyle.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyle
  • Davenport
  • Fallis
  • Guthrie
  • Jones
    • Jones lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Forest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jones.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Kendrick
  • Langston
  • Luther
    • Luther lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Forest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luther.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Perkins
    • Ripley
    • Sparks
    • Tryon
      • Tryon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Forest Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tryon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
    • Wellston

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 professional and volunteer 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1092933  (Forest Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1092933 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: Lincoln
      • Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Carney
      • Location given for Forest Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.7864466     Lon: -97.1241986
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Lincoln, 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- Forest 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.