A visit to the Fort Street 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 Ft. Street Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Street Cemetery:
39.4628, -82.2326
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Street Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ft. Street Cemetery is located in Athens County<2>.
The county seat for Athens County is located in Athens. Athens lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Ft. Street Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Street Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ft. Street Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Street Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dew Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Cemetery
- Carbon Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carbon Hill Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill Cemetery
- Whitmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Whitmore Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Cemetery
- Buchtel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Buchtel Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Connett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Connett Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connett Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Haydenville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Haydenville Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bethel Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Ridge Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Ridge Cemetery
- The Bethel Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980617 <5>
- Murray City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Murray City Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray City Cemetery
- Dawley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dawley Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawley Cemetery
- Hocking Hills Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Groves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Pedigo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pedigo Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedigo Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Croy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Croy Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croy Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Nye Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- True Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The True Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
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 Ft. Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Street Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nelsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bessemer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Candy Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Buchtel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Sand Run Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Orbiston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Sand Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Murray City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Truetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Greens Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Union Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Chauncey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- New Straitsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Jacksonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glouster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hartleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
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 Ft. Street Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Athens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Glouster
- Murray City
- Nelsonville
- New Straitsville
- Trimble
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ft. Street Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Athens 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 Ft. Street Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1699488 (Fort Street Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1699488 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: Athens
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nelsonville
- Location given for Fort Street Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4628477 Lon: -82.232649
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Athens, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ft. Street 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. |
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