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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Cemetery:
44.5100, -89.5682
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forest Cemetery is located in Portage County<2>.
The county seat for Portage County is located in Stevens Point. Stevens Point lies just to the north of the Forest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Forest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McDill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McDill Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDill Cemetery
- Guardian Angel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Plover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Plover Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover Cemetery
- Linwood Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Maine Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Cemetery
- Morrill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Morrill Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill Cemetery
- Liberty Corners Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lombard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lombard Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard Cemetery
- St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Michael Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kimball Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
- Runkle Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Runkle Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runkle Cemetery
- St. Philomena Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Nelsonville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Nelsonville Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville Cemetery
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]<3> of the Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stevens Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Whiting
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whiting is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Park Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Plover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Custer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Arnott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arnott is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
- Ellis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Torun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Torun is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torun
- Polonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Biron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Biron is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rudolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Amherst Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Nelsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Ashley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ashley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Grand Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Lake Wazeecha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
- Garfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Amherst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Wisconsin Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Rosholt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosholt is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Milladore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milladore is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Alban
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
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 Portage County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Plover
- Rosholt
- Stevens Point
- Wisconsin Rapids
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 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 Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Portage 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 #1565109 (Forest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1565109 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: Portage
- Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stevens Point
- Location given for Forest Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.5099682 Lon: -89.5681739
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Portage, 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- Forest 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. |