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 ...
The West Fork Cemetery is located in Richland County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Basswood Cemetery
- The Basswood Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Bell Center Cemetery
- The Bell Center Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Blue River Cemetery
- The Blue River Cemetery is located in Grant County
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- Boaz Cemetery
- The Boaz Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz Cemetery
- Coumbe Cemetery
- The Coumbe Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Crow Hollow Cemetery
- The Crow Hollow Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Felton Cemetery
- The Felton Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Felton Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Boaz.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87931 <3>
- Five Points Cemetery
- The Five Points Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Graves Cemetery
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Haney Ridge Cemetery
- The Haney Ridge Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Haskins Cemetery
- The Haskins Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- 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]<2> 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 <3>
- Methodist Cemetery
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Montgomeryville Cemetery
- Mook Cemetery
- The Mook Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Newburn Cemetery
- The Newburn Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Pioneer Cemetery
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Pleasant Mound Cemetery
- St. Mathews Catholic Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- St. Phillips Cemetery
- The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Sand Prairie Cemetery
- The Sand Prairie Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Steele Cemetery
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Tavera Cemetery
- The Tavera Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Union Hill Cemetery
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Wayne Cemetery
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Whiteaker Cemetery
- The Whiteaker Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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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]<2> of the West Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Avoca
- Avoca is located in Iowa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Balmoral
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
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- Bell Center
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Boaz
- Boaz is located in Richland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Boscobel
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
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- Gays Mills
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
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- Liberty
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
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- Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Muscoda
- Muscoda is located in Grant County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
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- Readstown
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Sabin
- Sabin is located in Richland County
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- Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Towerville
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
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- Viola
- Viola is located in Richland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Wauzeka
- Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Werley
- Werley is located in Grant County
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- Westport
- Westport is located in Richland County
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- Woodman
- Woodman is located in Grant County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 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
- 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 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:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- West Fork Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |