A visit to the Three Forks 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 Three Forks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Three Forks Cemetery:
31.6235, -88.1733
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Three Forks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Three Forks Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Three Forks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Three Forks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Three Forks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Three Forks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Grenade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Grenade Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenade Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Frankville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Frankville Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Blount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Chalk Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chalk Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Hill Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Faith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- Smiths Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Smiths Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Cemetery
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Yarbo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Yarbo Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbo Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Three Forks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Three Forks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bigbee
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Frankville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Bladon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Millry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Saint Stephen's
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salitpa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Cullomburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Healing Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Hobson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Chatom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coffeeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bassetts Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Silas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Leroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Stave Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- West Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Bolinger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Copeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Copeland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Wagarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Womack Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Aquilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
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 Three Forks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Three Forks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Three Forks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Three Forks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #157623 (Three Forks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157623 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bigbee
- Location given for Three Forks Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6234942 Lon: -88.1733428
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Washington, 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 from Point A (ie- Three Forks 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |