Nearby Communities
Introduction
Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Forks of Coal Memorial Park.
Just a reminder ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Forks of Coal Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we recommend you visit Find-A-Grave's entry for the Forks of Coal Memorial Park (FG ID #78395). <1>
List of Neighboring Communities ...
Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Forks of Coal Memorial Park. We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance, with the closest first.
- Alum Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Alum Creek is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alum Creek <3>
- 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) - Tornado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - 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.<4> 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) - Emmons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - 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.<4> 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 <3>
- Dunbar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <3>
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- 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.<4> 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 <3>
- Grippe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Sattes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Dartmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - 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) - 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.<4> 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Boone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <3>
- 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.<4> 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 <3>
- 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.<4> 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 <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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 drawn 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 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |