Welcome to La Pointe Fortin ...

Although we found mention of La Pointe Fortin during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how La Pointe Fortin was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added La Pointe Fortin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with La Pointe Fortin, please Contact Us.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that La Pointe Fortin might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).

We believe that La Pointe Fortin would be found within the (450) & (579)<2> area codes.

Communities near La Pointe Fortin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Pointe Fortin.

Saint Jean sur Richelieu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jean sur Richelieu
Saint Luc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Luc came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Luc
Iberville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iberville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
Farnham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
Swanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Swanton is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
L'Acadie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for L'Acadie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Acadie
Highgate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Highgate is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
Dunham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham
Napierville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napierville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napierville
Mont Saint Gregoire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Saint Gregoire came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Saint Gregoire

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 La Pointe Fortin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Pointe Fortin.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Pointe Fortin. See our Newspapers Page for La Pointe Fortin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Pointe Fortin ...

Looking for more information about La Pointe Fortin? 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 La Pointe Fortin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for La Pointe Fortin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past La Pointe Fortin and then turned east". While La Pointe Fortin could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added La Pointe Fortin as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that La Pointe Fortin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>	Area code (579) is an overlay for area code (450).
<3>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>	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.