A visit to the Fortney 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 Fortney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fortney Cemetery:
43.4386, -90.8282
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fortney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fortney Cemetery is located in Vernon County<2>.
The county seat for Vernon County is located in Viroqua. Viroqua lies just to the north northwest of the Fortney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fortney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Fortney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fortney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kickapoo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kickapoo Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo Cemetery
- Hooverson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hooverson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Cemetery
- Towerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Towerville Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Brookville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brookville Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville Cemetery
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Yankeetown Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown Cemetery
- Maiben Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maiben Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiben Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Montgomeryville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Clayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The North Clayton Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clayton Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Belgium Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gays Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gays Mills Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Bishop Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Viroqua Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Fargo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fargo Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo Cemetery
- Eitsert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Eitsert Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitsert Cemetery
- Utica Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mook Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mook Cemetery
- Brush Hollow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Brush Hollow Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Hollow Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fortney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fortney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Towerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Readstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Soldiers Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Liberty Pole
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Gays Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Viroqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Mount Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- West Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bell Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Purdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Retreat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Freeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Sabin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- La Farge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Ferryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 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 Fortney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vernon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fortney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Soto
- Gays Mills
- La Farge
- Readstown
- Soldiers Grove
- Viola
- Viola lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Fortney Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Viola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Viroqua
- Westby
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 Fortney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Vernon 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 Fortney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1834456 (Fortney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1834456 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: Vernon
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Readstown
- Location given for Fortney Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.438587 Lon: -90.8281851
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Vernon, 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- Fortney 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. |