A visit to the Forest Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Hill Cemetery:
35.2284, -96.8942
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawatomie County is located in Shawnee. Shawnee lies just to the north of the Forest Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ruggles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ruggles Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Cemetery
- Tecumseh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Brooksville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brooksville Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Earlsboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Earlsboro Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlsboro Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Earlsboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Earlsboro Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlsboro Cemetery
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Shawnee.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shawnee Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98396 <5>
- Romulus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Romulus Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- The Cummings Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maud Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98830 <5>
- Little Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
- Blackburn Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel UMC Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Shawnee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201917 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Shawnee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2137961 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
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 Forest Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Tecumseh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Earlsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Macomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <6>
- Bethel Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Saint Louis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pink
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Johnson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Bowlegs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seminole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Tribbey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Aydelotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
- Etowah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Asher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- McLoud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lima
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Bellemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Little Axe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Meeker
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawatomie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Asher
- Earlsboro
- Lima
- Lima lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Forest Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Macomb
- Maud
- Maud lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Forest Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maud.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- McLoud
- Meeker
- Sacred Heart
- Seminole
- Shawnee
- Tecumseh
- Tribbey
- Wanette
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1092938 (Forest Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1092938 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: Pottawatomie
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooksville
- Location given for Forest Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2284065 Lon: -96.8941881
- 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 Pottawatomie, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Hill 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. |