A visit to the Elk 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 Elk Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elk Fork Cemetery:
39.5309, -80.8629
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elk Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elk Fork Cemetery is located in Tyler County<2>.
The county seat for Tyler County is located in Middlebourne. Middlebourne lies just to the southwest of the Elk Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elk Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Elk Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elk Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- The Simpson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Tree Cemetery
- Simpson Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79891 <5>
- Middlebourne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Middlebourne Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Van Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Van Camp Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Camp Cemetery
- Van Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Van Camp Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Camp Cemetery
- Archer's Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Fluharty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fluharty Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluharty Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yoho Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Yoho Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoho Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Shriver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shriver Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shriver Cemetery
- Stender Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stender Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stender Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Pierpont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pierpont Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Atwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Mylburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mylburn Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mylburn Cemetery
- Craigs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Craigs Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker 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 Elk Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elk Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandusky
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Middlebourne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Minnie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Adonis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Blue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Childs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Paden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sistersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Big Moses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Fly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Ross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Pine Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Matamoras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Friendly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Meadville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- McKim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Bebee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Grandview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
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 Elk Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tyler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elk Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Middlebourne
- New Martinsville
- Paden City
- Sistersville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Elk Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Tyler 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 Elk Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538624 (Elk Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538624 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: Tyler
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Porters Falls
- Location given for Elk Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5309113 Lon: -80.8628824
- 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 Tyler, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elk 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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