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A visit to the Fortner 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 Fortner Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fortner Cemetery (FG ID #72006)

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 Fortner Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fortner Cemetery

Lat:   27.5730°   (27° 34' 22")

Lon:   -82.4046°   (-82° 24' 16")

The Fortner Cemetery is located in Manatee County<2>.

The county seat for Manatee County is located in Bradenton. Bradenton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Fortner Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Fortner Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ruskin Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruskin Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruskin Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ruskin Memorial Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
  • Ruskin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruskin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruskin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ruskin Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
  • Mansion Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mansion Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mansion Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mansion Memorial Park is located in Manatee County
  • Skyway Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skyway Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skyway Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Skyway Memorial Gardens is located in Manatee County
  • Braden River Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braden River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braden River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Braden River Cemetery is located in Manatee County
  • Skyway Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skyway Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skyway Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Skyway Memorial Gardens is located in Manatee County
  • Major Adams Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Manatee Memorial Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams & Rogers Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Fogartyville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Keen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keen Cemetery is located in Manatee County
  • Palma Sola Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Galilee Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Palms Memorial Park Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palms Memorial Park Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palms Memorial Park Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palms Memorial Park Gardens is located in Sarasota County
    • Palms Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palms Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palms Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palms Memorial Park is located in Sarasota County
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Pinellas County
    • Myakka Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myakka Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myakka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Myakka Cemetery is located in Sarasota County
    • Samford Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Samford Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fortner Cemetery.

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

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 Fortner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Manatee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Fortner 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 Fortner Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #282716  (Fortner Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #282716 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: Parrish
    • County: Manatee         Elev: 10
    • Location given for GNIS #282716 (Fortner Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #72006

The official website for Manatee County: www.co.manatee.fl.us/

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

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 Florida's counties, including Manatee, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fortner Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.5730, Longitude: -82.4046    
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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