A visit to the South 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 South Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Fork Cemetery:
39.6989, -89.5029
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Fork Cemetery is located in Sangamon County<2>.
The county seat for Sangamon County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the South Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the South Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Breckenridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Breckenridge Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Cemetery
- Motterville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Motterville Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motterville Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Vigal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Vigal Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigal Cemetery
- Rochester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rochester Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Cemetery
- Newcomer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Newcomer Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer Cemetery
- Brunk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brunk Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunk Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Brunk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brunk Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunk Cemetery
- Furrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Furrow Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrow Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Horse Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Horse Creek Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Edinburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Edinburg Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg Cemetery
- Trumbo Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Hinckle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hinckle Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckle Cemetery
- Mechanicsburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mechanicsburg Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pawnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tovey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bulpitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Bolivia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Southern View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Southern View is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Glenarm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Commanche Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
- Jeisyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jeisyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kincaid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Mechanicsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorne Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
- Woodside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grove City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Dawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Spaulding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Zenobia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zenobia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Leland Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
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 South Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sangamon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edinburg
- Mechanicsburg
- Pawnee
- Riverton
- Rochester
- Springfield
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 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 South Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Sangamon 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 South Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1821111 (South Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1821111 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: Sangamon
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New City
- Location given for South Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6989391 Lon: -89.502871
- 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 Sangamon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South 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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