A visit to the Forest Hills 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 Hills Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Hills Cemetery (FG ID #12061).
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:
35.0056, -85.3228
The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lies just to the north northeast of the Forest Hills Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Hills Cemetery.
Establishment of the Forest Hills Cemetery ...
The Forest Hills Cemetery was established in 1880.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 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.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Fryar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fryar Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryar Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Chattanooga National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boydston Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Memory Gardens West
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Magill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Magill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magill Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Citizens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Citizens Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Beason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beason Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Cemetery
- Tittle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tittle Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tittle Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Mission Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mission Ridge Cemetery is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Ridge Cemetery
- Cloud Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cloud Springs Cemetery is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs Cemetery
- Newnan Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lomenick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Saint Elmo
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lookout Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lookout Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rossville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chattanooga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tiftonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Ridgedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Orchard Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flintstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dewberry Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Ridgeside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Moons
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Fort Oglethorpe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boyce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Signal Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Hills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chattanooga
- East Ridge
- Rossville
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 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hamilton 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #12061
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284600 (Forest Hills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284600 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chattanooga
- Location given for Forest Hills Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0050752 Lon: -85.3230132
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Hamilton, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |