A visit to the Fort Call 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 Ft. Call Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Call Cemetery:
29.9503, -82.4872
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Call Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ft. Call Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Lake Butler. Lake Butler lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Ft. Call Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Call Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ft. Call Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Call Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Richard Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- New Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Philippi Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Damascus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Elzey Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Elzey Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elzey Chapel Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
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- Farnell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Farnell Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnell Cemetery
- Asberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Asberry Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
- Old Bradford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bradford Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bradford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Bradford Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Brooker.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72390 <5>
- New Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor AME Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Tabor AME Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor AME Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Tustenuggee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Tustenuggee Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustenuggee Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Newnansville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Newnansville Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnansville Cemetery
- Dekle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Dekle Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekle Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ft. Call Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Call Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Worthington Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- La Crosse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- High Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alachua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burnetts Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
- Lulu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brooker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hague is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
- Fort White
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Raiford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McColskey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McColskey is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Graham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Olustee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Watertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Watertown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rutledge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rutledge is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Jonesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Waters Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
- Newberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gainesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Starke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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 Ft. Call Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Call Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alachua
- Gainesville
- High Springs
- Lake Butler
- Lake City
- Newberry
- Starke
- Waldo
- Waldo lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Ft. Call Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waldo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
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 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 Ft. Call Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Ft. Call Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2413817 (Fort Call Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2413817 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 21 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Worthington Springs
- Location given for Fort Call Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.9502778 Lon: -82.4872222
- 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 Florida's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ft. Call 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |