A visit to the Fortney 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 Fortney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fortney Cemetery:
37.2639, -87.1186
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fortney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fortney Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County<2>.
The county seat for Muhlenberg County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the southwest of the Fortney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fortney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Fortney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fortney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilcox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Cessna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cessna Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna Cemetery
- Company Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Company Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Company Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Fairmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bluff Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
- Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Cypress Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cypress Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cemetery
- Ennis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ennis Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ennis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Drakesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73863 <5>
- West End Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
- Browder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Browder Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Browder Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Browder.
- The Browder Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rhoads Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73181 <5>
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Luckett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Luckett Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett Cemetery
- Smith - Yonts - Nourse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Smith - Yonts - Nourse Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith - Yonts - Nourse Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith - Yonts - Nourse Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Drakesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2311871 <5>
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] of the Fortney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fortney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cleaton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Powderly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bevier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Central City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <6>
- Nonnell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Nebo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Drakesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- South Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Browder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Depoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Beechmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Belton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Ceralvo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Bancroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Ennis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Echols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Lynn City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Earles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
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 Fortney Cemetery. The following communities are located in Muhlenberg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fortney 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 Fortney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Muhlenberg 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 Fortney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #492361 (Fortney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #492361 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: Muhlenberg
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Central City East
- Location given for Fortney Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2639316 Lon: -87.1186069
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Muhlenberg, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fortney 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. |