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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Forks of Coal Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forks of Coal Memorial Park (FG ID #78395)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Forks of Coal Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forks of Coal Memorial Park

Lat:   38.2875°   (38° 17' 15")

Lon:   -81.8107°   (-81° 48' 38")

The cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.

As an estimate, the Forks of Coal Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Alum Creek.

Adjacent to the Forks of Coal Memorial Park and just to the southeast is the Forks of Coal Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Hamlin. Hamlin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the Forks of Coal Memorial Park .

Name Variations for Forks of Coal Memorial Park ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Forks of Coal Memorial Park has also been known as:

  • Forks of Coal Community Cemetery
  • Forks of Coal Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Forks of Coal Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Lincoln County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Forks of Coal Memorial Park itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forks of Coal Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forks of Coal Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Alum Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Priestley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
      • Priestley is located in Lincoln County
    • Sod
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
      • Sod is located in Lincoln County
    • Ruth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Kanawha County
    • Tornado
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tornado have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
      • Tornado is located in Kanawha County
    • Rock Lake Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
      • Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
    • Garretts Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
      • Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
    • Tango
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tango have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
      • Tango is located in Lincoln County
    • Emmons
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmons have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
      • Emmons is located in Boone County
    • South Charleston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
      • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <4>
    • Dunbar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jefferson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Saint Albans
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
        • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <4>
      • Grippe
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grippe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
        • Grippe is located in Boone County
      • Sattes
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sattes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
        • Sattes is located in Kanawha County
      • Dartmont
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
        • Dartmont is located in Boone County
      • Loudendale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
        • Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
      • Yawkey
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
        • Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
      • Woodville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
        • Woodville is located in Boone County
      • Horse Creek Junction
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek Junction
        • Horse Creek Junction is located in Boone County
      • Julian
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
        • Julian is located in Boone County
      • Ashford
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rumble
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
        • Rumble is located in Boone County
      • Cross Lanes
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
        • Cross Lanes is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Lanes <4>
      • Nitro
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
        • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>

    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 Forks of Coal Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forks of Coal Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Forks of Coal Memorial Park.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forks of Coal Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Templeton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Templeton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Templeton Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Templeton Cemetery
    • Pate Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pate Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate Cemetery
    • Childress Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Childress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Childress Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Childress Cemetery
    • Henley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley Cemetery
    • Hazlette Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazlette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hazlette Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazlette Cemetery
    • Watts Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watts Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Cemetery
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Bays Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bays Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bays Cemetery
    • Sutherland - White Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutherland - White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sutherland - White Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutherland - White Cemetery
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
    • Owen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Owen Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owen Cemetery
    • Pauley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pauley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pauley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauley Cemetery
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Graceland Memorial Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Graceland Memorial Park is located in Kanawha County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Charleston.
        • The Graceland Memorial Park has also been known as:
        • Graceland Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78482 <1>
      • Cunningham Memorial Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cunningham Memorial Park is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Memorial Park
      • College Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the College Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The College Hill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the College Hill Cemetery
      • Dunlap Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunlap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunlap Cemetery
      • Sanson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sanson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanson Cemetery
      • Midkiff Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midkiff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Midkiff Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midkiff Cemetery
      • Moore Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Moore Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Holstein Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holstein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holstein Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holstein Cemetery
      • French Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The French Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Cemetery
      • Cobbs Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cobbs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Cobbs Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobbs Cemetery
      • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      • Thurston Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Thurston Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurston Cemetery
      • Grandview Memorial Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grandview Memorial Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Memorial Cemetery
      • Bangor Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bangor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bangor Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bangor Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Forks of Coal Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1539148  (Forks of Coal Memorial Park)
      • Note: GNIS record #1539148 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Alum Creek
      • County: Lincoln         Elev: 211
      • Location given for GNIS #1539148 (Forks of Coal Memorial Park)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #78395

    The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wv.us/

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Lincoln, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forks of Coal Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2875, Longitude: -81.8107    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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