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A visit to the Forks 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 Forks Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forks Cemetery (FG ID #2392464)

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 Forks Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   48.7206°   (48° 43' 14")

Lon:   -107.4902°   (-107° 29' 24")

The cemetery is located in Phillips County<3>.

As an estimate, the Forks Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Whitewater.

The county seat for Phillips County is located in Malta. Malta lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest of the Forks Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 7 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Forks Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Grandview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Hermanson Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermanson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hermanson Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Bowdoin Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowdoin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowdoin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bowdoin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Hillcrest - Thoeny Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillview Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillview Cemetery is located in Valley County
  • Malta City Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Phillips County Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phillips County Cemetery is located in Phillips County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 4 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Forks Cemetery.

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

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 Forks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phillips County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Forks 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 Forks Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1721762  (Forks Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1721762 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: Forks
    • County: Phillips         Elev: 831
    • Location given for GNIS #1721762 (Forks Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2392464

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.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>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7206, Longitude: -107.4902    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Phillips, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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.




 

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