A visit to the 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 Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fork Cemetery:
39.4734, -76.4486
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fork Cemetery is located in Baltimore County<2>.
The county seat for Baltimore County is located in Towson. Towson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Fallston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fallston Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallston Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Upper Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Graham Memorial Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Memorial Park
- Mountain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Heavenly Waters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Brick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Brick Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brick Cemetery
- Good Will Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Good Will Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Will Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bel Air Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969632 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Highview Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holly Hill Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bel Air Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- The Christ Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Spring Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80854 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Ridgely Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Honeysuckle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Honeysuckle Cemetery is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Cemetery
- Moreland Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Moreland Memorial Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland Memorial Park
- Parkwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gardens of Faith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ignatius Cemetery
- Watters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Watters Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glen Arm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Hydes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Germantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Germantown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Upper Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Franklinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Lynchs Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Benson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wimbledon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Fallston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Upper Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Perry Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Amoss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Knoebel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Doncaster Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Doncaster Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster Village
- Northwind Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Northwind Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwind Village
- Perry Hall Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Perry Hall Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Hall Village
- Silver Gate Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Silver Gate Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Gate Village
- Bradshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Joppatowne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Joppatowne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
- Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Baltimore 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 Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #593954 (Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #593954 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: Baltimore
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Marsh
- Location given for Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4734404 Lon: -76.4485742
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, 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 from Point A (ie- 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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