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A visit to the Forest Home 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 Home Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Home Cemetery:

48.8955, -117.7400

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Stevens County<2>.

The county seat for Stevens County is located in Colville. Colville lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Forest Home Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Home Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Forest Home Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Old Northport Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Old Northport Cemetery is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Northport Cemetery
  • Old Trail Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
    • The Columbia Cemetery has also been known as:
    • City of Rossland Cemetery
    • Rossland Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2418748 <5>
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Columbia Riverview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Riverview Cemetery
    • The Columbia Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
  • Fruitvale Memorial Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fruitvale Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Fruitvale (BC).
    • The Fruitvale Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fruitvale Municipal Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329308 <5>
  • Bossburg Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bossburg Cemetery is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bossburg Cemetery
  • Kelly Hill Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Kelly Hill Cemetery is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Hill Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Harvey Grave
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • The Harvey Grave is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Grave
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Colville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76777 <5>
    • Meyers Falls Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Meyers Falls Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Falls Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Meyers Falls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kettle Falls.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76923 <5>
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • Ootischenia Doukhobour Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kinnaird Memorial Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnaird Memorial Cemetery
      • The Kinnaird Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Castelgar Municipal Cemetery
      • Kinnaird Park Memorial Cemetery
      • Park Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264684 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Home Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Northport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spirit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spirit is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit
  • Marble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marble is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Paterson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Waneta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
  • Silica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
  • Rossland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Warfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • West Trail
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Trail
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Montrose
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • East Trail
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tadanac
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadanac
    • Sunningdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Metaline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Metaline Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Evans
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ione
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ione is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <6>
    • Pend Oreille Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Pend Oreille Village is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pend Oreille Village
    • Fruitvale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Birchbank
      (18 miles [29 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 Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stevens County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Home Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Home Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Stevens 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 Home Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1519690  (Forest Home Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1519690 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: Stevens
      • Est. Elev: 563 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Boundary
      • Location given for Forest Home Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.895467     Lon: -117.7399822
      • 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 Washington's counties, including Stevens, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Home 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.