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A visit to the East 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 East Fork Cemetery ...

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

48.3881, -103.5380

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

The East Fork Cemetery is located in Williams County<2>.

The county seat for Williams County is located in Williston. Williston lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the East Fork Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the East Fork Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the East Fork Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Faith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Faith Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
  • Bethany Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Epping Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Epping Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping Cemetery
  • Cow Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Cow Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek Cemetery
  • St. George Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. George Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
  • Wheelock Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wheelock Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock Cemetery
  • Alamo Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Gladys Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gladys Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys Cemetery
  • Hillside Memory Gardens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • Soine Family Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Soine Family Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soine Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soine Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ray.
      • The Soine Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362948 <5>
    • Sunset Rest Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sunset Rest Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Rest Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Williston Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Williston Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Wildrose.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102521 <5>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the East Fork Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Springbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Springbrook is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Epping
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Appam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Appam is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam
  • Alamo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bonetraill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bonetraill is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonetraill
  • Zahl
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Williston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ray
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ray is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray <6>
  • Corinth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Corinth is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Hanks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanks is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks
  • Lake Jessie
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lake Jessie is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jessie
  • Wildrose
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Stady ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Stady is located in Divide County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
    • Grenora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Trenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tioga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Tioga is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <6>
    • Hamlet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamlet is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Banks ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Banks is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks

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 East Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williams County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alamo
    • Alamo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the East Fork Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Banks - Historic
    • Banks lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the East Fork Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Banks.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Epping
  • Grenora
  • Ray
    • Ray lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East (E) of the East Fork Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ray.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Springbrook
  • Stady - Historic
    • Stady lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the East Fork Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stady.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
  • Wildrose
  • Williston

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 websites either 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 East Fork Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Williams 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 East Fork Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1028772  (East Fork Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1028772 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: Williams
      • Est. Elev: 628 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Twin Lakes
      • Location given for East Fork Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.3880808     Lon: -103.5379702
      • 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 North Dakota's counties, including Williams, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- East 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.