A visit to the White Oak 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 White Oak Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White Oak Fork Cemetery:
36.6404, -78.7339
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White Oak Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The White Oak Fork Cemetery is located in Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the White Oak Fork Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the White Oak Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Oak Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Oak Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Aarons Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Aarons Creek Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek Cemetery
- Hitesburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hitesburg Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesburg Cemetery
- Hite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hite Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- North Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The North Fork Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Cemetery
- Overbey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Overbey Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbey Cemetery
- Buffalo Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Blanks Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanks Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Grace Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Grace Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Cemetery
- Puryear Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Puryear Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark 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 White Oak Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from White Oak Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aarons Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Omega
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Virgilina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Averett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Henrico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Scottsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Shiny Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Orgainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Wilbourns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Jeffress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- South Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cluster Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Finchley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Skipwith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Clover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Banister Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Halifax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Bullock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
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 White Oak Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The White Oak Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksville
- Halifax
- Scottsburg
- South Boston
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 White Oak Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Halifax 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 White Oak Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1496770 (White Oak Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1496770 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: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buffalo Springs
- Location given for White Oak Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6404174 Lon: -78.7338943
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Halifax, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Oak 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |