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A visit to the Fort Kissimmee Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Kissimmee Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Kissimmee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Kissimmee Cemetery

Lat:   27.5920°   (27° 35' 31")

Lon:   -81.1567°   (-81° 9' 24")

The Ft. Kissimmee Cemetery is located in Okeechobee County<2>.

The county seat for Okeechobee County is located in Okeechobee. Okeechobee lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Ft. Kissimmee Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 14 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Ft. Kissimmee Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Kissimmee Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Basinger Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Basinger Cemetery is located in Okeechobee County
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Highlands County
  • Pinecrest Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinecrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinecrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Highlands County
  • Lakeview Memorial Gardens
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Bougainvillea Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Highlands County
  • Silver Hill Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Hill Cemetery
    • The Silver Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • The Silver Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Silver Lake Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72619 <5>
  • Biscuit Lake Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biscuit Lake Cemetery
    • The Biscuit Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • The Biscuit Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Carson Cemetery
    • Carson Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168532 <5>
  • Prescott Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prescott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prescott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prescott Cemetery is located in Highlands County
  • Whitten Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitten Cemetery is located in Highlands County
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • The Corinth Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bereah Cemetery
    • Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242863 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Okeechobee County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Okeechobee.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71954 <5>
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Eden Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • The Eden Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Little Eden Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71928 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ft. Kissimmee Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Kissimmee Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lorida
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cacema Town ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cacema Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cacema Town
    • Cacema Town is located in Polk County
  • Yeehaw Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sebring
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • De Soto City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
    • De Soto City is located in Highlands County
  • Indian Lake Estates
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Alpine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Highlands County
  • Pittsburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Pittsburg is located in Polk County
  • Avon Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Sylvan Shores
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Shores
    • Sylvan Shores is located in Highlands County
  • Kenansville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Placid
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lakeshore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Nalcrest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Frostproof
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crewsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crewsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
      • Crewsville is located in Hardee County
    • Placid Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placid Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Lakes
      • Placid Lakes is located in Highlands County
    • Babson Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
      • Hillcrest Heights is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people

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. Kissimmee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Okeechobee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Kissimmee Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Ft. Kissimmee Cemetery:

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. Kissimmee Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #282692  (Fort Kissimmee Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #282692 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Fort Kissimmee
    • County: Okeechobee         Elev: 16
    • Location given for GNIS #282692 (Fort Kissimmee Cemetery)

The official website for Okeechobee County: www.co.okeechobee.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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 Okeechobee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ft. Kissimmee Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.5920, Longitude: -81.1567       In this case, the coordinates for the Ft. Kissimmee Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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