A visit to the Lake Fork 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 Lake Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lake Fork Cemetery:
39.8423, -88.4653
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lake Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lake Fork Cemetery is located in Piatt County<2>.
The county seat for Piatt County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Lake Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lake Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Lake Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lake Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mackville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mackville Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville Cemetery
- The Mackville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Atwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106705 <5>
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Lower Lester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lower Lester Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Lester Cemetery
- Upper Lester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Upper Lester Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lester Cemetery
- O'Bryan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The O'Bryan Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Bryan Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hixon Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Bourbon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bourbon Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Cemetery
- Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cemetery
- The Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andy Rock Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Nelson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Ivesdale.
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- Iverdale Cemetery
- Ivesdale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972624 <5>
- Bement Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bement Twp. Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement Twp. Cemetery
- The Bement Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bement Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104700 <5>
- Yoder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Fillmore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Fillmore Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sadorus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sadorus Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadorus Cemetery
- The Sadorus Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Sadorus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107815 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lake Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lake Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Atwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Garrett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Chicken Bristle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Ficklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Voorhies
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Hammond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Hayes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Chesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tuscola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sadorus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milmine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lintner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Cadwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
- Pesotum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lovington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- La Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Tolono
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cerro Gordo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Lake Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Piatt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lake Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcola
- Arthur
- Atwood
- Bement
- Cerro Gordo
- Hammond
- Ivesdale
- Lovington
- Monticello
- Pesotum
- Sadorus
- Tolono
- Tuscola
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 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 Lake Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Piatt 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 Lake Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822192 (Lake Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822192 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: Piatt
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Atwood
- Location given for Lake Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.842255 Lon: -88.4653353
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Piatt, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Fork 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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