A visit to the Forest Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Forest Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Hill Cemetery (FG ID #44865).
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:
41.4303, -75.6335
The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County<2>.
The county seat for Lackawanna County is located in Scranton. Scranton lies just to the southwest of the Forest Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Hill Cemetery.
Establishment of the Forest Hill Cemetery ...
The Forest Hill Cemetery was founded in 1870.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- McDonnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cathedral Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Adalbert Polish National Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Old Visitation Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Washburn Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stratford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stratford Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Russian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Russian Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Shady Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Lane Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane Cemetery
- Abington Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Abington Hill Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Hill Cemetery
- Italian American Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Greek Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Vladimirs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus Polish National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Forest Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Green Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dunmore
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scranton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Throop
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dickson City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Olyphant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minooka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jessup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peckville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blakely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Justus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Edella
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elmhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Clarks Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moosic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Archbald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Mount Cobb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Schultzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milwaukee
(7 miles [11.3 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 Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lackawanna County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbald
- Clarks Summit
- Dunmore
- Elmhurst
- Olyphant
- Scranton
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 websites either 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lackawanna 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #44865
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1198753 (Forest Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1198753 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: Lackawanna
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Scranton
- Location given for Forest Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4306359 Lon: -75.6324112
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lackawanna, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |