About Forest Cemetery
Forest Cemetery is a cemetery near Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin. It lies about 0.9 mi north of Stevens Point. The grounds sit at about 1,089 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Karen Wynn Fonstad, George W. Cate and Charles W. Dolloff. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1565109. The nearest other listed cemetery is Union Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Boston Funeral Home in Stevens Point, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 40 cemeteries we list in Portage County, and 14 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 40 listings in Portage County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Stevens Point. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Forest Cemetery
Among them: 2 business leaders, 1 artist, 1 journalist, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 US representative, 1 writer.
- Karen Wynn Fonstad1945-2005American cartographer, academic
- George W. Cate1825-1905American politician
- Charles W. Dolloff1844-1884Medal of Honor recipient
- John Phillips1823-1903American politician in Wisconsin
- Benjamin Burr1818-1894American businessman and politician
- Carrie Frost1868-1937American fly tier and buisnesswoman
- Edward McGlachlin1840-1931American newspaper editor and politician
- Emery G. Ressler1860-1934(1860-1934) American photographer
- Harold J. Week1884-1936American politician and businessman
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
44.51069, -89.56830
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
- Union CemeteryStevens Point, WICemetery0.3 mi
- Saint Paul Lutheran CemeteryStevens Point, WILutheran cemetery0.6 mi
- Saint Stephens CemeteryStevens Point, WIChristian cemetery0.9 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryStevens Point, WIChristian cemetery1.1 mi
- Guardian Angel CemeteryStevens Point, WICemetery1.2 mi
- McDill CemeteryWhiting, WICemetery2.0 mi
- Saint Peters CemeteryStevens Point, WICemetery2.4 mi
- Plover CemeteryPlover, WICemetery3.6 mi
- Linwood Union CemeteryStevens Point, WICemetery5.2 mi
- Maine CemeteryPlover, WICemetery5.8 mi
Funeral homes near Forest Cemetery
- Haertel Monuments0.9 miMonument dealer · Stevens Point · (715) 344-6577
- Boston Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Stevens Point · (715) 344-4223
- Pisarski Community Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Stevens Point
- Pisarski Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Stevens Point · (715) 344-4595
- Shuda Funeral Chapels1.8 miFuneral home · Stevens Point · (715) 344-2113
- Plover Funeral Home & Crematory4.2 miCremation provider · Plover · (715) 344-2113
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