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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. 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)<1>

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

Lat:   34.9799°   (34° 58' 47")

Lon:   -81.0715°   (-81° 4' 17")

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

The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Forest Hills Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Forest Hills Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Barber Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barber Memorial Cemetery is located in York County
  • Grandview Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Memorial Park
    • The Grandview Memorial Park is located in York County
    • The Grandview Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Grand View Memorial Park
  • Laurelwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurelwood Cemetery
    • The Laurelwood Cemetery is located in York County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurelwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Rock Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70491 <5>
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freedom Cemetery is located in York County
  • Rowell, Bates, & Campbell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowell, Bates, & Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowell, Bates, & Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rowell, Bates, & Campbell Cemetery is located in York County
  • Old Unity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Unity Cemetery
    • The Old Unity Cemetery is located in York County
  • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in York County
  • O'Zion AME Zion Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in York County
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in York County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fishing Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fishing Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fishing Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fishing Creek Cemetery is located in York County
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in York County
    • Mt. Calvary AME Zion Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Memory Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Memory Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lakeview Memory Gardens is located in York County
    • Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
      • The Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery is located in York County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Catawba.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156600 <5>
    • Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • The Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Silver Run Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Run Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Run Cemetery is located in Lancaster County

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

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.

  • Newport
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in York County
  • India Hook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for India Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
    • India Hook is located in York County
  • Rock Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tega Cay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in York County
  • Fort Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lesslie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lesslie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
    • Lesslie is located in York County
  • Lake Wylie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • York
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Roddey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
    • Roddey is located in York County
    • Roddey has also been known as:
    • Coates Tavern
  • Camp Cox
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
    • Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County
  • McConnells
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Smith
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
      • Smith is located in Chester County
    • Filbert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
      • Filbert is located in York County
    • Edgemoor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Catawba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Land
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Colonial Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
    • Pineville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
      • Pineville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <7>
    • Clover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lando
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Marvin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
      • Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
    • Bowling Green
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowrys
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Van Wyck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharon
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Hills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in York 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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 #1233725  (Forest Hills Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1233725 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: Rock Hill West
    • County: York         Elev: 214
    • Location given for GNIS #1233725 (Forest Hills Cemetery)

The official website for York County: www.yorkcountygov.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 South Carolina's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) 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: 34.9799, Longitude: -81.0715       In this case, the coordinates for the Forest Hills Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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