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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   35.5093°   (35° 30' 33")

Lon:   -81.7646°   (-81° 45' 52")

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 .

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.

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]<3> 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sunshine
    • From the Fortune Cemetery to Sunshine
  • Hollis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
  • Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
    • Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
  • Delight
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delight. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
    • Delight is located in Cleveland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Delight
    • From the Fortune Cemetery to Delight
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Polkville is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Bostic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic
    • Bostic is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bostic <7>
  • Olive Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
    • Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rollins ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollins have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
      • Rollins is located in Burke County
    • Concord
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Rutherford County
    • Campcall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campcall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
      • Campcall is located in Cleveland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Campcall
      • From the Fortune Cemetery to Campcall
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermal City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
      • Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
    • Union Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ellenboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
      • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <7>
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
      • Enola is located in Burke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Enola
      • From the Fortune Cemetery to Enola

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 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 Fortune Cemetery:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #985329  (Fortune Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #985329 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dysartsville
    • County: Rutherford         Elev: 337
    • Location given for GNIS #985329 (Fortune Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #47408

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fortune Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5093, Longitude: -81.7646    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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