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A visit to the East Fork Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the East Fork Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The East Fork Cemetery (FG ID #1989982).

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 East Fork Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Fork Cemetery:

37.8930, -88.8192

The East Fork Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Thompsonville.

The cemetery is located in Franklin County<3>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northwest of the East Fork Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the East Fork Cemetery.

Establishment of the East Fork Cemetery ...

The East Fork Cemetery was established in 1846.

Name Variations for East Fork Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

East Fork Cemetery has also been known as:

  • East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the East Fork Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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]<2> of the East Fork Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 East Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Fork Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 East Fork Cemetery: