A visit to the Walnut Fork Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Walnut Fork Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Walnut Fork Cemetery (FG ID #2212732).
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 Walnut Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Fork Cemetery:
39.4682, -80.7353
The Walnut Fork Cemetery is located in Tyler County<2>.
The county seat for Tyler County is located in Middlebourne. Middlebourne lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Walnut Fork Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Walnut Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Atwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Fluhartys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fluhartys Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhartys Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Main Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Main Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Cemetery
- Piney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Beechwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Underwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Mylburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mylburn Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mylburn Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pierpont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pierpont Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Lantz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Walnut Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Moses
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Iuka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roberts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Childs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Minnie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Middlebourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Doak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smithburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bebee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McKim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adonis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Walnut Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tyler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walnut Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Middlebourne
- New Martinsville
- 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 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 Walnut Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Tyler 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 Walnut Fork Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2212732
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Tyler, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut 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. |