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A visit to the South Fork 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 South Fork Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The South Fork Cemetery (FG ID #101468)

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 South Fork Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.3794°   (40° 22' 45")

Lon:   -97.1337°   (-97° 8' 1")

The South Fork Cemetery is located in Saline County<2>.

The county seat for Saline County is located in Wilber. Wilber lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the South Fork Cemetery .

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 South Fork Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Saline County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the South Fork Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the South Fork Cemetery.

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

    • Swanton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Western
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Daykin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
      • Daykin is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <4>
    • Plymouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
    • Tobias
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • De Witt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wilber
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Powell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Jefferson County
    • Jansen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
      • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <4>
    • Harbine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
      • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Clatonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Milligan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Alexandria
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairbury
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ohiowa
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ellis
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
        • Ellis is located in Gage County
      • Dorchester
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Kramer
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
        • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
      • Crete
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Endicott
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
        • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
      • Friend
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

    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 South Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saline County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Alexandria
    • Beatrice
    • Crete
      • Crete lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the South Fork Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crete.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
    • Daykin
      • Daykin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the South Fork Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Daykin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
    • De Witt
    • Diller
      • Diller lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the South Fork Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Diller.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
    • Dorchester
    • Endicott
    • Fairbury
    • Friend
      • Friend lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the South Fork Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Friend.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
    • Hallam
      • Hallam lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the South Fork Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hallam.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
    • Jansen
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Continue List   (7 more)
      • Ohiowa
      • Plymouth
      • Swanton
      • Tobias
        • Tobias lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the South Fork Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tobias.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
      • Western
      • Wilber

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the South Fork Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Swan Valley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Plummers Branch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Waymire Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Megli Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Megli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Megli Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Megli Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
    • North Fork Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The North Fork Cemetery is located in Saline County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Fork Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Milligan and Wilber.  The cemetery lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Milligan.
      • The North Fork Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Narodni Hrbitov Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Fork Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101050 <1>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Bower Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bower Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bower Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Old Plymouth Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Plymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Plymouth Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Plymouth Cemetery
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Summit Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tobias Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Eureka Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
      • Wilber Czech Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • The Wilber Czech Cemetery is located in Saline County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilber Czech Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Wilber.
        • The Wilber Czech Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Cecho Slovansky Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilber Czech Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182080 <1>

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

    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 South Fork Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #833578  (South Fork Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #833578 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: Western
      • County: Saline         Elev: 420
      • Location given for GNIS #833578 (South Fork Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101468

    The official website for Saline County: www.co.saline.ne.us/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Saline, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the South Fork Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3794, Longitude: -97.1337    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.
    <7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Milligan and Wilber. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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