A visit to the Chop 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 Chop Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chop Fork Cemetery:
38.8393, -80.5426
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chop Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chop Fork Cemetery is located in Braxton County<2>.
The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Chop Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chop Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Chop Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chop Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fleming Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Knawl Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Knawl Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl Creek Cemetery
- Casto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Casto Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casto Cemetery
- Riffle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Riffle Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle Cemetery
- Orlando Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Orlando Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orlando Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Orlando.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979009 <5>
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Long Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Heater Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heater Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heater Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Burnsville.
- The Heater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heater - Posey Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2504948 <5>
- Mick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mick Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mick Cemetery
- Highwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Highwood Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- K of P Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The K of P Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K of P Cemetery
- Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located between<6> the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Rollyson.
- Gregory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gregory Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Flatwoods.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188675 <5>
- Green Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Post Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Post Chapel Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Chapel 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 Chop Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chop Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Knawl
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Bulltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Orlando
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Napier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Falls Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Rollyson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Duffy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Crawford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Burnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heaters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Milroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Flatwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Replete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Rock Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Frenchton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Alkires Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Stouts Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Exchange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lloydsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- McNutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Wilsontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
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 Chop Fork Cemetery. The following communities are located in Braxton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chop Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Chop Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Braxton 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 Chop Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537324 (Chop Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537324 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: Braxton
- Est. Elev: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orlando
- Location given for Chop Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8392645 Lon: -80.5425908
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Braxton, 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- Chop 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |