A visit to the Fortune Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Fortune Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fortune Cemetery (FG ID #47408).
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 Fortune Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fortune Cemetery:
35.5093, -81.7646
The Fortune Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Rutherfordton. Rutherfordton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Fortune Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fortune Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Fortune Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fortune Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Golden Valley UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Golden Valley Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- Brittain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brittain Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Oak Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elliott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Lattimore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lattimore Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore Cemetery
- Wilson Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wall's Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Brackettown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centennial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crowder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
- Eaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Eaker Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaker Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glover Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thomas Walker Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fortune Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fortune Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sunshine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Delight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brindletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Washburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Casar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Bostic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Olive Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Campcall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vein Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thermal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Union Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ellenboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Knob Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Camp Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shoups Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Fortune Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Fortune Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #47408
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #985329 (Fortune Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #985329 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 337 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dysartsville
- Location given for Fortune Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5092927 Lon: -81.7645424
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, 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- Fortune 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |