About Forest Cemetery
Forest Cemetery is a cemetery near Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio. It lies about 1.0 mi south of Circleville. The grounds sit at about 699 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Conchata Ferrell, Ted Lewis and John Cradlebaugh. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1040553. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Joseph Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Wellman Funeral Home Inc in Circleville, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 90 cemeteries we list in Pickaway County, and 67 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Circleville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Forest Cemetery
Among them: 4 US representatives, 2 actors, 1 journalist, 1 musician.
- Conchata Ferrell1943-2020American actress
- Ted Lewis1890-1971American singer and bandleader
- John Cradlebaugh1819-1872Union United States Army officer, legislator, and district court justice
- Ansel T. Walling1824-1896American politician
- Edson B. Olds1802-1869American politician
- Francis Swaine Muhlenberg1795-1831American politician
- Augustus L. Perrill1807-1882American politician
- Jack Sensenbrenner1902-1991American mayor
- Willis Wittich1853-193821 Feb 1853 - 15 Aug 1938
People whose Wikidata entry gives Forest Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
39.61549, -82.94298
What Forest Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Saint Joseph CemeteryCircleville, OHCatholic cemetery0.2 mi
- High Street CemeteryCircleville, OHCemetery0.9 mi
- Rife Farm CemeteryCircleville, OHCemetery1.7 mi
- Shortridge Farm CemeteryCircleville, OHCemetery2.0 mi
- Bowsher CemeteryCircleville, OHCemetery2.4 mi
- Pontious Chapel CemeteryCircleville, OHChurch cemetery2.8 mi
- Ownes-Campbell CemeteryCircleville, OHCemetery2.9 mi
- Hitler Ludwig CemeteryLogan Elm Village, OHCemetery3.2 mi
- Zion CemeteryCircleville, OHCemetery4.0 mi
- Infirmary CemeteryCircleville, OHCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Forest Cemetery
- Wellman Funeral Home Inc0.8 miFuneral home · Circleville · (740) 474-7523
- Oliver-Cheek Funeral Home6.9 miFuneral home · Ashville · (740) 983-6414
- Hill Funeral Home9.8 miFuneral home · Kingston · (740) 642-2261
- Taylor Theller Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Amanda
- Taylor-Theller Funeral & Cremation Service11 miCremation provider · Amanda · (740) 969-2444
- Wellman Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Laurelville · (740) 332-1711
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