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A visit to the Old Westfork Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Old Westfork Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Westfork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Westfork Cemetery

Lat:   38.9276°   (38° 55' 39")

Lon:   -85.3461°   (-85° 20' 45")

The Old Westfork Cemetery is located in Ripley County<2>.

The county seat for Ripley County is located in Versailles. Versailles lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Old Westfork Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Westfork Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Overturf Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overturf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overturf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Overturf Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Vestal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vestal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vestal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vestal Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Indian Kentuck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Kentuck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Kentuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Kentuck Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Jefferson Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Whitham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitham Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Wise Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wise Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Grandview Memorial Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Memorial Garden
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grandview Memorial Garden is located in Jefferson County
  • Pullum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pullum Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pullum Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Pullum Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86485 <5>
  • Conner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Conner Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Risk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Risk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Risk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Risk Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Gordon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Hyatt Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyatt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Shelby Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelby Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelby Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shelby Church Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Daubenheyer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daubenheyer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daubenheyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Daubenheyer Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Country Farm Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Country Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Country Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Country Farm Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Risk Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Risk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Risk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Risk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Mermoud Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Myers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Myers Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Kloche Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kloche Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kloche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kloche Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Derringer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Derringer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Derringer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Derringer Cemetery is located in Ripley County

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 Old Westfork Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Westfork Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bryantsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryantsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
    • Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
  • Canaan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
    • Canaan is located in Jefferson County
  • Cross Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
    • Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
  • Middlefork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middlefork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
    • Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
  • San Jacinto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
    • San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
  • Dupont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Dupont is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <7>
  • Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
    • Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
  • Avonburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
    • Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
  • Holton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
    • Holton is located in Ripley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <7>
  • Manville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Manville is located in Jefferson County
  • Friendship
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Versailles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Butlerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyrna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
    • Madison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <7>
    • Moorefield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
      • Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
    • Bennington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Switzerland County
    • Grayford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
      • Grayford is located in Jennings County
    • Otter Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
      • Otter Village is located in Ripley County
    • Oakdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Jennings County
    • Milton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Trimble County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <7>
    • Brooksburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
      • Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Bear Branch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
      • Bear Branch is located in Ohio County
    • Zenas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
      • Zenas is located in Jennings County
    • Osgood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Osgood is located in Ripley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <7>
    • Vernon
      (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 Old Westfork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ripley County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Westfork Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Madison
    • Madison lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Westfork Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Madison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Osgood
  • Vernon
    • Vernon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Westfork Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vernon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Versailles

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 professional and volunteer 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 Old Westfork Cemetery:

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 Old Westfork Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #440621  (Old Westfork Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #440621 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rexville
    • County: Ripley         Elev: 271
    • Location given for GNIS #440621 (Old Westfork Cemetery)

The official website for Ripley County: www.ripleycounty.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 Indiana's counties, including Ripley, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Westfork Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9276, Longitude: -85.3461       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Westfork Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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