A visit to the North 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 North Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Fork Cemetery:
38.8078, -88.9464
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the North Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The North Fork Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the North Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the North Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the North Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sandy Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sandy Branch Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Branch Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riedle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Riedle Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riedle Cemetery
- Crowder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
- Doolen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Doolen Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolen Cemetery
- Conant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Conant Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Alma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106384 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Frogtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Frogtown Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Cheshier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cheshier Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshier Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Augsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Augsburg Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Holt Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Meador Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Meador Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador Cemetery
- Eastland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eastland Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastland Cemetery
- Kinmundy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kinmundy Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinmundy Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Heckethorn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Heckethorn Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckethorn Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Hatch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hatch Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
- Cruse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cruse Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruse Cemetery
- Allman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Allman Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allman Cemetery
- Hartlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hartlin Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartlin Cemetery
- Alma Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 North Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Paul
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Kinmundy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Peter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patoka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loogootee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shobonier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Omega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Fairman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairman is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brownstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bluff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bannister
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bannister is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- La Clede
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Avena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Odin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Odin is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <6>
- Vandalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Howards Point was located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Hagarstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Sandoval
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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 North Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The North Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farina
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the North Fork Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Kinmundy
- Odin
- Odin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the North Fork Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Patoka
- Saint Elmo
- Salem
- Sandoval
- Vandalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 North Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 North Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1821429 (North Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1821429 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Paul
- Location given for North Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8078252 Lon: -88.9464476
- 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 Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |