A visit to the Forkland 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 Forkland Cemetery ...
The Forkland Cemetery is located in Washington County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Asia Cemetery
- The Asia Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
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- Buckner Cemetery
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Burrus Cemetery
- The Burrus Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
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- Christian Life Cemetery
- Dean Ridge Cemetery
- The Dean Ridge Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
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- Dickerson Cemetery
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
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- Egypt Ridge Cemetery
- The Egypt Ridge Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
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- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
- Heads Cemetery
- The Heads Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Miles Cemetery
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
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- Mt. Cazy Cemetery
- The Mt. Cazy Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
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- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- The Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Parthenia Cemetery
- The Parthenia Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
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- St. Thomas Cemetery
- Shamrock Cemetery
- The Shamrock Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Stoneville - Leland Cemetery
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
- The Ward Chapel Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
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- Williams Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forkland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Arkansas City
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Benoit
- Choctaw
- Dahomy
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
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- Dunleith
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
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- Eutaw
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County
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- Grapeland
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
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- Greenville
- Helm
- Helm is located in Washington County
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- Lake Vista
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
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- Lamont
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
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- Leland
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Longshot
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
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- Metcalfe
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Mound Landing
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
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- Napanee
- Napanee is located in Washington County
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- Scott
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
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- Shaw
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Stoneville
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
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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 Forkland Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forkland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Forkland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Forkland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #670103 (Forkland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670103 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 39 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stringtown
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forkland Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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