A visit to the Fortville 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 Fortville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fortville Cemetery:
33.0526, -83.4627
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fortville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fortville Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Gray. Gray lies just to the southwest of the Fortville Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Fortville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fortville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bullington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bullington Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bullington Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Gray.
- Clawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clawson Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson Cemetery
- Finney Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The James Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Pickart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pickart Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickart Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Black Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Memorial Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Black Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Clinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135046 <5>
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Ridge Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge Cemetery
- State Place Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The State Place Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Place Cemetery
- The State Place Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walker - Pitts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37564 <5>
- Elam Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Elam Memorial Gardens is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Memorial Gardens
- The Elam Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Marys Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Marys Chapel Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Chapel Cemetery
- David B. Hill Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The David B. Hill Family Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David B. Hill Family Cemetery
- The David B. Hill Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- David Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33564 <5>
- Fishing Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Humphries Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Humphries Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphries Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Big O Ranch Redding Family Estate Grounds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Big O Ranch Redding Family Estate Grounds is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big O Ranch Redding Family Estate Grounds
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Big O Ranch Redding Family Estate Grounds is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Gray.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640593 <5>
- William Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salem Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leonard Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stiles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stiles Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fortville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fortville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fortville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Haddock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- James
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Brown's Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Ethridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Bradley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Morton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Wayside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Round Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Mountain Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Resseaus Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Coopers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Meriwether
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Gordon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ivey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hardwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dennis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hallwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
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 Fortville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fortville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gray
- Gray lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Fortville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Milledgeville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fortville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 Fortville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #327864 (Fortville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #327864 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Haddock
- Location given for Fortville Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0526365 Lon: -83.4626665
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Jones, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fortville 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. |
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