A visit to the Forest 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 Cemetery ...
The Forest Cemetery is located in Thurston County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Alpha Cemetery
- The Alpha Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha Cemetery
- Claquato Cemetery
- The Claquato Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato Cemetery
- The Claquato Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76740 <2>
- Fern Hill Cemetery
- The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
- Finnish Cemetery
- The Finnish Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
- Grand Mound Cemetery
- The Grand Mound Cemetery is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Memorial Park
- King Hill Pioneer Cemetery
- The King Hill Pioneer Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill Pioneer Cemetery
- The King Hill Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- King Hill Indian Cemetery
- McLane Cemetery
- The McLane Cemetery is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLane Cemetery
- The McLane Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mud Bay Cemetery
- Mills & Mills Memorial Park
- The Mills & Mills Memorial Park is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills & Mills Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mills & Mills Memorial Park is located outside and to the southwest of Tumwater.
- The Mills & Mills Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Olympic Memorial Garden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76974 <2>
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oakville Pioneer Cemetery
- Rainier Cemetery
- Ross Family Cemetery
- The Ross Family Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Family Cemetery
- Roy Cemetery
- The Roy Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Cemetery
- Shoestring Cemetery
- The Shoestring Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoestring Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Washington Lawn Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Yelm Rainier Cemetery
- The Yelm Rainier Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm Rainier Cemetery
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bordeaux ‑ Historic
- Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Bucoda
- Centralia
- Chehalis Village
- Chehalis Village is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis Village
- Chehalis
- Claquato
- Claquato is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
- East Olympia
- Fords Prairie
- Fords Prairie is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Prairie
- Galvin
- Grand Mound
- Independence
- Independence is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Kellys Korner
- Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lacey
- Littlerock
- McIntosh
- McIntosh is located in Thurston County
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- McKenna
- Newaukum
- Newaukum is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
- Nisqually Indian Community
- North Yelm
- North Yelm is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yelm
- Olympia
- Rainier
- Rochester
- Tanglewilde
- Tanglewilde is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewilde
- Tenino
- Tumwater
- Yelm
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Thurston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bucoda
- Centralia
- Chehalis
- Lacey
- Olympia
- Tenino
- Yelm
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Washington:
- Pages specific to Thurston 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1504955 (Forest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1504955 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: Thurston
- Est. Elev: 84 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bucoda
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Thurston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |