A visit to the Old 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 Old Fort Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Fort Cemetery:
35.0520, -84.7422
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Fort Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Fort Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Benton. Benton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Old Fort Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Fort Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old Fort Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Fort Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Swan Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Ball Play Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ball Play Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goode Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Samples Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McNair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hooker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Hillard - Ladd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19613 <5>
- Shields - Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Fort Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Fort Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oldfort
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ball Play
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Tennga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ocoee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Cisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Wildwood Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Chable ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Sumac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Crandall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cohutta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Ruralvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Archville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Howardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Countryside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Chestuee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- McDonald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Old Fort Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Fort Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Old Fort Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Old Fort Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296308 (Old Fort Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296308 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parksville
- Location given for Old Fort Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0520202 Lon: -84.7421613
- 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 Polk, 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- Old Fort 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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