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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:

40.3129, -75.8885

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 Berks County<2>.

The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies just to the northwest 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 5 miles [8 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.

  • Aulenbach's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Bernardine Sisters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Bernardine Sisters Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardine Sisters Cemetery
    • The Bernardine Sisters Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184478 <5>
  • St. Stephens Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Yocums Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Yocums Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocums Cemetery
  • Kesher Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kesher Zion Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesher Zion Cemetery
    • The Kesher Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kesher Zion Congregation Memorial Grounds
    • Kisher Zion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #348729 <5>
  • Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shomre Habrith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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    • Schwarzwald Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Charles Evans Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Friedens Bible Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Friedens Bible Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Bible Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Bible Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Birdsboro.
      • The Friedens Bible Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Friedens Cemetery
      • Wicklein Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343568 <5>
    • Young - Kissling Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Alsace Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Spies Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Spies Zion Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spies Zion Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spies Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Laureldale.
      • The Spies Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Zions Spies Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1323059 <5>
    • Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Forest Hills Cemetery.

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

  • Reiffton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Reiffton is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffton
  • Mount Penn
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Brice Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Brice Village is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Village
  • Saint Lawrence
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Saint Lawrence is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
  • Millmont
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Millmont is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
  • Deerfield Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deerfield Village is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
  • Flying Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Flying Hills is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
  • Gibraltar
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibraltar is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
  • Lorane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lorane is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
  • Exeter Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Exeter Village is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Village
  • Jacksonwald
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jacksonwald is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonwald
  • Reading
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Kenhorst
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Freemanville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Freemanville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
    • Robeson Crossing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Robeson Crossing is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeson Crossing
    • West Reading
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Angelica
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Angelica is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
    • Stonersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Stonersville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
    • Limekiln
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Limekiln is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limekiln
    • Wyomissing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Shillington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mohnton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Beckersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Beckersville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
    • Laureldale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Birdsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyomissing Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Wyomissing Hills is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing Hills
    • West Lawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • West Wyomissing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • West Wyomissing is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyomissing

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 Berks 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 first turn to 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 Hills Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Berks 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 #1174971  (Forest Hills Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1174971 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: Berks
      • Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Reading
      • Location given for Forest Hills Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.3128705     Lon: -75.8885379
      • 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, 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 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.
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