A visit to the Elk 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 Elk Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elk Fork Cemetery:
39.2665, -82.4740
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elk Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elk Fork Cemetery is located in Vinton County<2>.
The county seat for Vinton County is located in McArthur. McArthur lies just to the south of the Elk Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elk Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Elk Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elk Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old McArthur Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old McArthur Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McArthur Cemetery
- Pawpaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pawpaw Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawpaw Cemetery
- Hixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hixon Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Sylvester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Creola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Creola Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Curry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Curry Hill Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill Cemetery
- The Curry Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Curry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40477 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Martindill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Martindill Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindill Cemetery
- Mullins Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mullins Family Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mullins Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Hamden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415673 <5>
- Prattsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Prattsville Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Centenary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Wyckoff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wyckoff Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cassill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cassill Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassill Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Fee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fee Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fee Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elk Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elk Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McArthur
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dundas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Zaleski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Hamden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oreton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Arbaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wellston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vales Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Ray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Mineral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Coalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Point Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- South Bloomingville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Petrea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
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 Elk Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elk Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Hamden
- McArthur
- Wellston
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 Elk Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Vinton 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 Elk Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1075800 (Elk Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1075800 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: Vinton
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zaleski
- Location given for Elk Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2664593 Lon: -82.4740452
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Vinton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elk 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. |