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:
34.9799, -81.0715
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 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 .
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 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)
- Grandview Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Grandview Memorial Park is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Memorial Park
- The Grandview Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Grand View Memorial Park
- Laurelwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Laurelwood Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelwood Cemetery
- 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)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Rowell, Bates, & Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Unity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Unity Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Unity Cemetery
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Rock Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156020 <5>
- Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- 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)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fishing Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- 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)
- Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Olivet Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70956 <5>
- Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
- 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)
- The Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Independent Bible Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Run Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Silver Run Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- India Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- 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)
- Riverview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Fort Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lesslie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- 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)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Camp Cox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- McConnells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Smith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Filbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- 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)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Lando
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Bowling Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Clover
- Fort Mill
- Pineville
- Rock Hill
- York
- York lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Forest Hills Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
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 helpful 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:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to York 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 #1233725 (Forest Hills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1233725 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: York
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rock Hill West
- Location given for Forest Hills Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9798657 Lon: -81.0714657
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |