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 #97003).
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:
43.2946, -96.6308
The Forest Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Canton.
The cemetery is located in Lincoln County<3>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Canton. Canton lies just to the east northeast 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 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Forest Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beloit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Canton Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Worthing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Worthing Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthing Cemetery
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Edwards Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards Cemetery
- Tuntland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Tuntland Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuntland Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Romsdal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lands Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Bragstad Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- North Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sioux Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Sioux Cemetery is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grandview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lennox Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Lennox Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox Cemetery
- Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Forest Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beloit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Worthing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Inwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shindler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lennox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Larchwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Tea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beresford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alvord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rowena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sioux Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alcester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Chancellor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
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 Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alcester
- Alvord
- Beloit
- Beresford
- Brandon
- Canton
- Centerville
- Chancellor
- Doon
- Doon lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the East (E) of the Forest Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Doon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
- Fairview
- Harrisburg
- Hudson
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Continue List (7 more)
- Larchwood
- Lennox
- Rock Valley
- Sioux Falls
- Tea
- Tea lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Forest Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tea.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
- Worthing
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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: #97003
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1255106 (Forest Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1255106 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 401 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Canton SW
- Location given for Forest Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2944259 Lon: -96.6311543
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |