About Forest Hill Cemetery
Forest Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. It lies about 1.7 mi southeast of Piqua. The grounds sit at about 886 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including John F. McKinney, Joseph W. McCorkle and G. V. Dorsey. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1040559. The nearest other listed cemetery is Johnston Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home in Piqua, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 68 cemeteries we list in Miami County, and 46 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Piqua. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Forest Hill Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 physician.
- John F. McKinney1827-1903American politician
- Joseph W. McCorkle1819-1884American politician
- G. V. Dorsey1812-1885Ohio doctor
- Billy Manning1839-1876American minstrel performer
- J. G. Freshour1876-1946American doctor and college football coach
- Elma Brooks Perry Foulk1879-1956American mycologist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Forest Hill 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
40.16565, -84.25822
What Forest Hill 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
- Johnston CemeteryPiqua, OHCemetery0.8 mi
- Jackson CemeteryPiqua, OHCemetery1.3 mi
- McKinney CemeteryPiqua, OHCemetery1.4 mi
- Cedar Hill CemeteryPiqua, OHCemetery2.0 mi
- Beechwood CemeteryPiqua, OHCemetery3.0 mi
- Razer CemeteryPiqua, OHCemetery3.0 mi
- Wesley Chapel CemeteryPiqua, OHChurch cemetery4.3 mi
- Cecil CemeterySidney, OHCemetery4.6 mi
- Priest CemeteryCovington, OHCemetery4.9 mi
- Miami Memorial ParkCovington, OHMemorial park5.1 mi
Funeral homes near Forest Hill Cemetery
- Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Piqua · (937) 773-1647
- Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Piqua · (937) 773-3161
- Bridges-Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home6.0 miFuneral home · Covington · (937) 473-3331
- Moore Funeral Home6.1 miFuneral home · Covington · (937) 473-2271
- Suber, Shively & Vernon Funeral Home7.8 miFuneral home · Fletcher · (937) 368-2212
- Adams Funeral Home8.5 miFuneral home · Sidney · (937) 492-4700
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