A visit to the South 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 South Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Fork Cemetery:
39.2001, -80.8615
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Fork Cemetery is located in Doddridge County<2>.
The county seat for Doddridge County is located in West Union. West Union lies just to the north northeast of the South Fork Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the South Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- South Branch East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pullman Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Leason Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leason Cemetery
- Duckworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Duckworth Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Broadwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Broadwater Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ruley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ruley Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruley Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Buck Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Buck Run Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run Cemetery
- Auburn Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Auburn Community Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Community Cemetery
- The Auburn Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auburn Cemetery
- Piggott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Piggott Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggott Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Riddles Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Brannon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Brannon Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Cemetery
- Lowther Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowther Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowther Cemetery
- Redemption Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Redemption Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redemption Cemetery
- Toms Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Toms Fork Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Fork Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pullman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Berea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Toll Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Duckworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Slab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- West Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hannahdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Conings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
- New Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smithburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Avondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Newberne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Saint Clara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Harrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Ellenboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Hurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Coldwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
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 South Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Doddridge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrisville
- Pennsboro
- West Union
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 South Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Doddridge 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 South Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1689593 (South Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1689593 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: Doddridge
- Est. Elev: 279 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oxford
- Location given for South Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2000837 Lon: -80.8614951
- 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 Doddridge, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |