A visit to the Fort 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. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Cemetery:
36.6117, -87.0908
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ft. Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Ft. Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Ft. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Warfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Warfield Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Sadlersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sadlersville Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadlersville Cemetery
- Sadler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sadler Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadler Cemetery
- Sadlersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sadlersville Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadlersville Cemetery
- Ft. Wimberly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ft. Wimberly Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Wimberly Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Horner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Gunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gunn Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
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- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Story Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Story Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
- Batts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Batts Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batts Cemetery
- Red River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Red River Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Cemetery
- Bellwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bellwood Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- John Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The John Bell Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Bell Cemetery
- Suggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Suggs Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggs Cemetery
- Dillard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dillard Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard Cemetery
- Stainback Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stainback Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stainback Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross 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. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Adams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Port Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Hadensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Keysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Guthrie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Stroudville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Barren Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Olmstead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Saint Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Flewellyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Sandy Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Oak Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adairville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ferguson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robertson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adairville
- Adams
- Elkton
- Guthrie
- Springfield
- Trenton
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 Ft. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Robertson 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. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644270 (Fort Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644270 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: Robertson
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Adams
- Location given for Fort Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6117109 Lon: -87.0908344
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Robertson, 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 from Point A (ie- Ft. 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |