A visit to the West 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 West Fork Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Fork Cemetery (FG ID #87335)
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 West Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Fork Cemetery
Lat: 39.1690° (39° 10' 8")
Lon: -84.9267° (-84° 55' 36")
The West Fork Cemetery is located in Dearborn County<2>.
The county seat for Dearborn County is located in Lawrenceburg. Lawrenceburg lies just to the southeast of the West Fork Cemetery .
Establishment of the West Fork Cemetery ...
The West Fork Cemetery was established in 1824.
Name Variations for West 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.
West Fork Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Fork Methodist Protestant 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the West Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pelley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pelley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pelley Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Georgetown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georgetown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georgetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Huber - Briggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huber - Briggs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huber - Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Huber - Briggs Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Manchester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manchester Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Manchester Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Greendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Hargitt - Haddock Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Guard Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Lowes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lowes Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Elizabethtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elizabethtown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elizabethtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elizabethtown Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- McKinstry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinstry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinstry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McKinstry Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Bedunnah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bedunnah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bedunnah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bedunnah Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Churchill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Churchill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Churchill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Churchill Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Whiteford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiteford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiteford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Whiteford Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Petersburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tousey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tousey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tousey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tousey Cemetery is located in Boone County (KY)
- Piatt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piatt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Piatt Cemetery is located in Boone County (KY)
- Barnard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barnard Cemetery is located in Boone County (KY)
- McMurry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMurry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMurry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McMurry Cemetery is located in Boone County (KY)
- Harrison Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Hills Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harrison Hills Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Guilford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yorkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kyle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
- Hidden Valley is located in Dearborn County
- Greendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Greendale is located in Dearborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
- Bright
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Logan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Dearborn County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Logan
- From the West Fork Cemetery to Logan
- Lawrenceburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Alsace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
- Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Hooven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Simonsons ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moores Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Hill
- Moores Hill is located in Dearborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moores Hill <6>
- Idlewild
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cleves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <6>
- New Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trenton
- New Trenton is located in Franklin County
- Lawrenceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Jay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunman
- Sunman is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunman <6>
- South Gate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 West Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dearborn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Cleves
- Lawrenceburg
- Sunman
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 West Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Dearborn County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the West Fork Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 West Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #445743 (West Fork Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #445743 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: Guilford
- County: Dearborn Elev: 168
- Location given for GNIS #445743 (West Fork Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #87335
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dearborn County: www.dearborncounty.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Dearborn, 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 things 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 West Fork Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1690, Longitude: -84.9267 |
<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 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |