A visit to the Laurel 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 Laurel Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Fork Cemetery:
38.5679, -80.3390
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laurel Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laurel Fork Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
. Webster Springs lies just to the southwest of the Laurel Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laurel Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Laurel Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cutlip Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pt. Mountain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pt. Mountain Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Mountain Cemetery
- Hodam Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodam Creek Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodam Creek Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Meadowland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadowland Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Holly River Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adam Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Adam Miller Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam Miller Cemetery
- The Adam Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #335762 <5>
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Clifton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Columbus McCourt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Lynch Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lynch Point Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Life Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Life Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Life Cemetery
- Cowger Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Cowger Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowger Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laurel Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Orndoff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Ralph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Hacker Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Big Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Florence ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pickens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Replete
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Blue Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Monterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Helvetia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Erbacon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Halo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Upperglade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Kanawha Head
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Milroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Palmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Cowen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slaty Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Glade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Duffy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Mingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Head
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alexander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Laurel Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Laurel Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1541465 (Laurel Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1541465 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 665 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Skelt
- Location given for Laurel Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5678851 Lon: -80.3389688
- 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 Webster, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Laurel 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |