A visit to the West 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 West Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Fork Cemetery:
43.2630, -90.6501
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Fork Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Richland Center. Richland Center lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the West Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the West Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tavera Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Tavera Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavera Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Haskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Haskins Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskins Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Boaz.
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2350091 <5>
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Sand Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Prairie Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Prairie Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Five Points Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Five Points Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Cemetery
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillips Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Coumbe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coumbe Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coumbe Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mook Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mook Cemetery
- Whiteaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Whiteaker Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteaker Cemetery
- Wayne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Blue River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue River Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River Cemetery
- Haney Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Haney Ridge Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Ridge Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Basswood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Basswood Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Cemetery
- Montgomeryville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bell Center Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center Cemetery
- Crow Hollow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Crow Hollow Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Hollow Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Pleasant Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Newburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Newburn Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburn Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Mathews Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Boaz Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz Cemetery
- Felton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Felton Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Felton Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Boaz.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87931 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Blue River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Boaz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Boscobel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Balmoral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Bell Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Soldiers Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Gays Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Steuben
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Muscoda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muscoda is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Boydtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sabin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Readstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Woodman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Richland Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Mount Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Gillingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Towerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Wauzeka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Werley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Werley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Avoca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Viola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
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 West Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Fork Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Boscobel
- Gays Mills
- Muscoda
- Readstown
- Richland Center
- Soldiers Grove
- Viola
- Wauzeka
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 professional and volunteer 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 West Fork Cemetery:
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- 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 West Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1576502 (West Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1576502 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Zion
- Location given for West Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2630377 Lon: -90.6501267
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Richland, 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 from Point A (ie- West 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. |