About Forest Hill Cemetery
Forest Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota. It lies about 2.0 mi east of Canton. The grounds sit at about 1,322 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Oscar S. Gifford and Anthony G. Tuve. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1255106. The nearest other listed cemetery is Grand Valley Lutheran Cemetery, about 2.8 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Anderson Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Canton, about 2.0 mi away. It is one of 33 cemeteries we list in Lincoln County, and 17 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Canton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Forest Hill Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Oscar S. Gifford1842-1913American politician
- Anthony G. Tuve1864-1918College president
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
43.29465, -96.63114
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
- Grand Valley Lutheran CemeteryCanton, SDLutheran cemetery2.8 mi
- Beloit CemeteryRock Valley, IACemetery3.7 mi
- Hiawatha Asylum CemeteryCanton, SDCemetery4.0 mi
- Canton CemeteryCanton, SDCemetery4.4 mi
- Beaver Creek Church CemetaryHarrisburg, SDChurch cemetery5.3 mi
- Beaver Creek Lutheran CemeteryHarrisburg, SDLutheran cemetery5.3 mi
- Worthing CemeteryLennox, SDCemetery7.1 mi
- Saint Edwards CemeteryLennox, SDCemetery8.2 mi
- Our Saviors Lutheran CemeteryRock Valley, IALutheran cemetery8.4 mi
- Bethany CemeteryCanton, SDCemetery8.4 mi
Funeral homes near Forest Hill Cemetery
- Paulson Monuments0.5 miMonument dealer · Canton · (605) 610-3607
- Anderson Funeral Home & Cremation Services2.0 miFuneral home · Canton · (605) 987-5229
- Miller Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory14 miCremation provider · Sioux Falls · (605) 336-2641
- Jarman Family Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Lennox · (605) 647-5163
- Heritage Funeral Home And Cremation Services15 miFuneral home · Sioux Falls · (605) 334-9640
- Miller Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Sioux Falls · (605) 338-7006
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