A visit to the Fortner 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 Fortner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fortner Cemetery:
36.2243, -82.8193
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fortner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fortner Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Greeneville. Greeneville lies just to the south of the Fortner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fortner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Fortner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fortner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCurry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McCurry Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurry Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Greenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16483 <5>
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wash Moore Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Pleasant Vale Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Everhart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Everhart Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everhart Cemetery
- Caney Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Caney Creek Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Brotherton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Brotherton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brotherton Cemetery
- Susong Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Susong Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susong Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Midway Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Painter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Painter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Glaze Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Glaze Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Cemetery
- Urbana Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Urbana Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Crawford Family Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
- The Crawford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coney West Cemetery
- Pine Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whims Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Whims Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whims Cemetery
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]<3> of the Fortner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fortner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ottway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Greeneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Afton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tusculum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Rheatown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Mosheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Romeo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Baileyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Camp Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Limestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Mill Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Milburnton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Jearoldstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Strahl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Bright Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Persia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Kepler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
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 Fortner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fortner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greeneville
- Limestone
- Tusculum
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 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 Fortner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Fortner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284681 (Fortner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284681 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 382 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greeneville
- Location given for Fortner Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2242684 Lon: -82.8193218
- 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 Greene, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fortner 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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