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Welcome to Fortescue ...Fortescue is located in Cumberland County<1>. The location of Fortescue has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Fortescue, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905. Fortescue is near sea level<3>. Time Zone: Fortescue lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Fortescue is located in the (856) area code. Communities Also Named Fortescue ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fortescue - they are located in Missouri and Ontario. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fortescue. Communities near Fortescue ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fortescue.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fortescue. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fortescue. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fortescue. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fortescue. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fortescue. See our Newspapers Page for Fortescue. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fortescue ...Looking for more information about Fortescue? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fortescue, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fortescue. Adding Fortescue to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Fortescue in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fortescue was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Fortescue. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fortescue. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Cumberland County: www.co.cumberland.nj.us/ The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/ Footnotes ...
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