A visit to the Fort 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. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Cemetery:
39.9498, -85.8630
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ft. Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Anderson. Anderson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Ft. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Ft. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Helm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Helm Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Caudell - Simmons - Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hiday Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hiday Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiday Cemetery
- Grave Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Grave Lawn Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Lawn Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Wynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wynn Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Ingalls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85998 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bills Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bills Cemetery
- Olvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Olvey Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olvey Cemetery
- Crosley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Crosley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosley Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Ervin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ervin Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervin Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Chappell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chappell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Ft. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fortville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Luxhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Woodbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Ingalls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Olio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Bridgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- McCordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fishers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Durbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Pendleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Lapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fishersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Castleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Noblesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Spring Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Edgewood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Monterey Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
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. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fishers
- Fortville
- Lapel
- Noblesville
- Pendleton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Madison 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. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #434684 (Fort Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #434684 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ingalls
- Location given for Fort Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9497619 Lon: -85.8630357
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Madison, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ft. 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. |