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:
38.8786, -92.3146
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 Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the north 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Fortney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fortney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel / Hickam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bethel / Hickam Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel / Hickam Cemetery
- The Bethel / Hickam Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Hickam Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160003 <5>
- Rock Bridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rock Bridge Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge Cemetery
- Jewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jewell Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Cemetery
- Samuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Samuel Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Goodin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Hickam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hickam Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickam Cemetery
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- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Hinkson Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Pettigrew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pettigrew Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettigrew Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Barger Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barger Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fortney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fortney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pierpont
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moores Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Lupus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McBaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Huntsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Oldham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Stephens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lindbergh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Stephens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Wooldridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hartsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Folsom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Prairie Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Rocheport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fortney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Columbia
- Fulton
- Hallsville
- Harrisburg
- Hartsburg
- Lupus
- Lupus lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Fortney Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lupus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- New Bloomfield
- Rocheport
- Wooldridge
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 helpful 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 #718112 (Fortney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #718112 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Columbia
- Location given for Fortney Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8786483 Lon: -92.3146292
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Boone, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |