A visit to the Fortier 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 Fortier Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fortier Cemetery:
44.6733, -96.3823
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fortier Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fortier Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County<2>.
The county seat for Yellow Medicine County is located in Granite Falls. Granite Falls lies 41 miles [66 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Fortier Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fortier Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Fortier Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fortier Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bohemian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Swenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Swenson Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Wood Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hansonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hansonville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville Cemetery
- Marble Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Marble Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Florida Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Wergeland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Wergeland Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wergeland Cemetery
- Nicolai Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Nicolai Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolai Cemetery
- Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery
- The Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antelope Hills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229393 <5>
- Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fortier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fortier Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <6>
- Gary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Porter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Astoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brandt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Toronto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moritz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moritz is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moritz
- Estimated population in 2011: 13 people
- Ivanhoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Taunton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Leo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Altamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Johnsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- White
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White is located in Brookings County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White <6>
- Minneota
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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 Fortier Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yellow Medicine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fortier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boyd
- Boyd lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Fortier Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Brandt
- Canby
- Clear Lake
- Dawson
- Estelline
- Gary
- Gary lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Fortier Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Hendricks
- Madison
- Marietta
- Minneota
- Toronto
- White
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 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 Fortier Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Yellow Medicine 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 Fortier Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #643827 (Fortier Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #643827 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: Yellow Medicine
- Est. Elev: 491 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Canby NW
- Location given for Fortier Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.6732969 Lon: -96.3822701
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Yellow Medicine, 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- Fortier 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. |