Welcome to Fortescue ...The town of Fortescue is located in Holt County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Fortescue, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Fortescue has a population of 29 people<2> (see below for details). Fortescue is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Fortescue lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Fortescue: 660 Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fortescue had an population of 29 people. This is a decrease of 9.38% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 43.14% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Fortescue had a population of 32 people. This makes Fortescue the county's 7th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 32 people, the population of Fortescue decreased 37.25% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 51 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Fortescue. Communities Also Named Fortescue ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fortescue - they are located in New Jersey and Ontario. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fortescue. Communities near Fortescue ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fortescue.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fortescue. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fortescue. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fortescue. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fortescue. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fortescue. See our Newspapers Page for Fortescue. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fortescue ...Looking for more information about Fortescue? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fortescue, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fortescue. Adding Fortescue to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Fortescue in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Fortescue was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Fortescue. Footnotes ...
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