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:
36.6374, -78.7592
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 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the White Oak Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the White Oak Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 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.
- Dyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- White Oak Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Snead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Snead Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead Cemetery
- North Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The North Fork Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Cemetery
- Hitesburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- The Hite Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite Cemetery
- Aarons Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Aarons Creek Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek Cemetery
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Bowen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen 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
- Overbey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Overbey Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbey Cemetery
- Blanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Blanks Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanks Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Puryear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Puryear Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Buffalo Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Virgilina Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Virgilina Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina Cemetery
- The Virgilina Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Virgilina - Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52494 <5>
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Omega
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Virgilina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Averett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Mayo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Scottsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Henrico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- South Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cluster Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Wilbourns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Shiny Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orgainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Jeffress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Banister Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Halifax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Clover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- Finchley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
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 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 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 #1690152 (White Oak Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690152 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: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Omega
- Location given for White Oak Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6373617 Lon: -78.7591726
- 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 '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- 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> | 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. |
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