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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. 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 Laurel Fork Cemetery ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Fork Cemetery

Lat:   38.5679°   (38° 34' 4")

Lon:   -80.3390°   (-80° 20' 20")

The Laurel Fork Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.

. Webster Springs lies just to the southwest of 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Pt. Mountain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Mountain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Mountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pt. Mountain Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Hodam Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodam Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodam Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hodam Creek Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Vance Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vance Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vance Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Meadowland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meadowland Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Old Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Holly River Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly River Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly River Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly River Church Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Adam Miller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adam Miller Cemetery
    • The Adam Miller Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Run Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Hall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Clifton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
      • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Columbus McCourt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbus McCourt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbus McCourt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Columbus McCourt Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Green Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Lynch Point Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynch Point Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Woods Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Pickens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pickens Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Life Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Life Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Life Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Life Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Cowger Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cowger Cemetery is located in Randolph County

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 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orndoff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
    • Orndoff is located in Webster County
  • Ralph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ralph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
    • Ralph is located in Webster County
  • Hacker Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Addison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Addison is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Big Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
    • Big Run is located in Webster County
  • Florence ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Randolph County
  • Pickens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Excelsior
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
    • Excelsior is located in Webster County
  • Goshen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Upshur County
  • Cleveland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Replete
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Replete. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
    • Replete is located in Webster County
  • Blue Spring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
    • Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
  • Continue List   (13 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
      • Erbacon is located in Webster County
    • Halo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
      • Halo is located in Webster County
    • Upperglade
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
      • Upperglade is located in Webster County
    • Kanawha Head
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
      • Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
    • Milroy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Braxton County
    • Palmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Braxton County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
      • Welch Glade is located in Webster County
    • Duffy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duffy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
      • Duffy is located in Lewis County
    • Mingo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 first visit 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 Laurel Fork Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1541465 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: Skelt
    • County: Webster         Elev: 665
    • Location given for GNIS #1541465 (Laurel Fork Cemetery)

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

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 '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 Laurel Fork Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5679, Longitude: -80.3390       In this case, the coordinates for the Laurel Fork Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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