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A visit to the West 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 West Fork Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Fork Cemetery:

37.4920, -91.1024

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

The West Fork Cemetery is located in Reynolds County<2>.

The county seat for Reynolds County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies just to the east southeast of the West Fork Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Fork Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.

  • Estep Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Estep Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Little Radford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Callahan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Callahan Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
  • Weible Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Weible Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weible Cemetery
  • Parks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Parks Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
  • Mayers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Mayers Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayers Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Barton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Barton Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
  • Webb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Webb Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
  • Myers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Myers Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
  • Corridon & Reynolds Memorial Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Corridon & Reynolds Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon & Reynolds Memorial Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Corridon & Reynolds Memorial Park Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Reynolds and Corridon.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Corridon.
    • The Corridon & Reynolds Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Corridon Cemetery
    • Corridon & Reynolds Cemetery
    • Corridon and Reynolds Memorial Park
    • Lattiz Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28209 <6>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Howell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Howell Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Trolinger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Trolinger Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trolinger Cemetery
    • Asher Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Asher Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Cemetery
    • Camden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Camden Cemetery is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Cemetery
    • Chatman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Chatman Cemetery is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Cemetery
    • Tarvid Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Tarvid Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarvid Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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:

  • Bee Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
  • Oates
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oates is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
  • Greeley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Bunker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Reynolds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Corridon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
  • Centerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Black
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Boss
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boss is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
  • Bixby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Gila
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gila is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Fruit City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lesterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Good Water
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Good Water is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
    • Viburnum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Redford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
    • Dillard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dillard is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
    • Munger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Munger is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
    • Czar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Czar is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
    • Ellington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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 Reynolds County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Fork Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Reynolds 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 West Fork Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #754387  (West Fork Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #754387 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: Reynolds
      • Est. Elev: 279 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Corridon
      • Location given for West Fork Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.4919912     Lon: -91.10235
      • 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 Missouri's counties, including Reynolds, 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- West 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Reynolds and Corridon. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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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