A visit to the Forest Grove Cemetery ...
The location of the Forest Grove Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
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 Grove Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Grove Cemetery
Lat: 33.7901° (33° 47' 24")
Lon: -95.9994° (-95° 59' 57")
The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Fannin County<2>.
The county seat for Fannin County is located in Bonham. Bonham lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Forest Grove Cemetery .
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 professional and volunteer 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Fannin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Forest Grove Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Telephone
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Wade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Ivanhoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Direct
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- Direct is located in Lamar County
- Allens Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Sowells Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
- Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County
- Allen Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Ridings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
- Ridings is located in Fannin County
- Boyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Boyd is located in Fannin County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yarnaby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
- Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Bennington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <4>
- Dodd City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Windom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Windom is located in Fannin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <4>
- Honey Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Fannin County
- Ravenna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
- Petty is located in Lamar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petty <4>
- Garretts Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
- Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County
- Bonham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bokchito
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokchito have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito
- Bokchito is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokchito <4>
- Sumner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Lamar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
- Boswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fannin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bennington
- Bokchito
- Bonham
- Boswell
- Honey Grove
- Windom
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Forest Grove Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bigsby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bigsby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bigsby Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bigsby Cemetery
- Arch Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arch Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Arch Chapel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arch Chapel Cemetery
- Elwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elwood Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elwood Cemetery
- Old Elwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Elwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Elwood Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Elwood Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Orphanage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orphanage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Orphanage Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orphanage Cemetery
- Wilks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wilks Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilks Cemetery
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gum Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gum Springs Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The White Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Bryan County (OK)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wade Cemetery is located in Wade (OK).
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #437920 <6>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Center Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Grove Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
- Bettis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bettis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bettis Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bettis Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
- Stancel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stancel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stancel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stancel Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Umble Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Umble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Umble Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Umble Cemetery
- Vineyard Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vineyard Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Vineyard Grove Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vineyard Grove Cemetery
- Allen Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Allen Chapel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Chapel Cemetery
- Allen's Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Allen's Chapel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen's Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Honey Grove.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen's Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2094 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1381885 (Forest Grove Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1381885 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: Monkstown
- County: Fannin Elev: 170
- Location given for GNIS #1381885 (Forest Grove Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 Texas' counties, including Fannin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forest Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7901, Longitude: -95.9994 In this case, the coordinates for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |