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:
36.1559, -87.7753
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 Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies just to the south southwest 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 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Fortner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fortner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Summers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Carnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carnell Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnell Cemetery
- Richlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Richlawn Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Waverly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1182573 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Grice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grice Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- McKeel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McKeel Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeel Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Scurlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scurlock Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scurlock Cemetery
- Gwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gwin Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin Cemetery
- Hemby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hemby Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Damesworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Damesworth Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damesworth Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Warden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Warden Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warden Cemetery
- Madden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Madden Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden Cemetery
- Latimer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Latimer Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Hemby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hemby Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Cemetery
- McKelvy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McKelvy Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKelvy Cemetery
- Seifarth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Seifarth Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seifarth Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridings Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings Cemetery
- Stockard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stockard Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fortner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fortner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McEwen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Erin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hurricane Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McKinnon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- New Johnsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Faxon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Hustburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bakerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Tennessee City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Cumberland City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wildlife Cove Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Vanleer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Slayden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Only
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Throckmorton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
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 Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fortner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Camden
- Cumberland City
- Erin
- Erin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Fortner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Humphreys 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 #1284680 (Fortner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284680 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Halls Creek
- Location given for Fortner Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1558918 Lon: -87.7753013
- 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 Humphreys, 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' (or 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- 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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