Around the southern and western edge of the cemetery are memorial plaques that do not note burials, but rather, they mention those who had lived in Mill Fork during its heyday. Each plaque is in front of a tree, presumably there as a memorial, and there are two of these to be found on either side of the cemetery arch off of US 6.
George D. Atwood (who is memorialized himself with a plaque and tree at the cemetery gate) wrote a little something that is on display inside the cemetery, noting a bit of Mill Fork's history and the memories he had of it. While not complete, it does give a breakdown on most of the burials here. He lists eight in the Atwood section and five in the Elliott section, with thirteen or fourteen buried in the western section, victims of an Indian massacre. He was correct about others being buried in the western section, as an article from the Utah Valley Daily Herald elaborates.
Notably, three of Theodore Finch's children -- Edna Eva, Effie, and Georgia Geraldine -- were all victims of scarlet fever, brought to the isolated community by a woman from Grand Junction, whose infected child played with the Finch daughters. Two of the girls died on the same day, while the third followed them on the next day. Ironically, the citizens of Mill Fork believed that they were safe from this kind of disease, due to their remote location, while the woman from Grand Junction believed that she and her child were escaping the scarlet fever epidemic that was raging through their community.
There are also five Beagley children in this section, as well as a daughter of Harris and Martha Lewis, and a son of William and Emily Lay.
The Finch tragedy wasn't the only story tied to this cemetery. Myrtle Elliott was fatally crushed by a large sack of grain being unloaded from a wagon by her brother, Ray. She had come up behind him, and as he was hard of hearing, he didn't notice her until he tripped over her with the heavy sack. Worse still, her father, Edson Elliott, was killed several years later when he was struck by a string of empty coal cars while he was working for a local mine. He had previously worked as a railroad section foreman, keeping a section of track safe!
Buried side by side in the back of the Atwood section are Paris and Viola Ballard. The Ballards were known to be good neighbors, but Mr. Ballard had a jealous streak to him, perhaps justifiably fueled when he was away and one H.A. Hill dined with Mrs. Ballard and her sister, Carrie. Returning from one trip, Mr. Ballard confronted his wife and threatened to kill her, so she and Hill went to the police, who referred them to an attorney. The attorney believed that a restraining order was unnecessary, and a police appearance would scare Mr. Ballard into behaving, so a deputy sheriff accompanied Mrs. Ballard home. However, Mr. Ballard wasn't present -- his clothes were missing, indicating that he'd left town -- so the deputy left.
Unfortunately, Mr. Ballard had simply taken his clothes and stayed nearby, downing half a pint of whiskey before confronting his wife again, pistol in hand. This time, he followed through with his threat to kill her, and then he turned the gun on himself. Mrs. Ballard's fidelity is still questioned today, but at the time, both families decided it was best to bring them both here from Salt Lake and bury them together.