A visit to the Old Field 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 Old Field Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Field Fork Cemetery:
38.9829, -80.6709
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Field Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Field Fork Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Weston. Weston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Old Field Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Field Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Field Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Field Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove Cemetery
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove Cemetery
- Messenger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Boilon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boilon Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boilon Cemetery
- Woofter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Woofter Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woofter Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Carder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Carder Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carder Cemetery
- Farnsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Messenger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Conrad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Conrad Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Canfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
- Tumbling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tumbling Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Troy - IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Troy - IOOF Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy - IOOF Cemetery
- The Troy - IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Troy - IOOF Cemetery
- Sand Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Fork Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork Cemetery
- Mick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mick Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mick Cemetery
- Heater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Heater Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heater Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heater Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Burnsville.
- The Heater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heater - Posey Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2504948 <5>
- Harrison Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Old Field Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Field Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vadis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Alum Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Baldwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Truebada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Sand Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Hurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Stouts Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orlando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Conings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Clara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Cox Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Alkires Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Cedarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Arnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Valley Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Newberne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
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 Old Field Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Field Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Glenville
- Weston
- Weston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old Field Fork Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Weston.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Old Field Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Old Field Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1544353 (Old Field Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544353 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gilmer
- Location given for Old Field Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.98287 Lon: -80.6709307
- 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 Lewis, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Field 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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