About Fortson Cemetery
Fortson Cemetery is a cemetery near Overton, Rusk County, Texas. It lies about 4.2 mi south of Overton. The grounds sit at about 430 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1336064. The nearest other listed cemetery is Florey Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home in Overton, about 4.7 mi away. It is one of 144 cemeteries we list in Rusk County, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Overton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
32.33571, -94.98105
What Fortson Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Florey CemeteryKilgore, TXCemetery1.3 mi
- Gray CemeteryOverton, TXCemetery1.8 mi
- El Bethel CemeteryOverton, TXCemetery2.3 mi
- Kilgore Memorial GardenLiberty City, TXMemorial park2.8 mi
- Choice CemeteryKilgore, TXCemetery2.9 mi
- Mt. Silvin CemeteryLiberty City, TXCemetery3.1 mi
- Prospect CemeteryOverton, TXCemetery3.6 mi
- Johnson Memorial CemeteryOverton, TXCemetery3.7 mi
- Wilson Curtis CemeteryOverton, TXCemetery4.1 mi
- Overton Municipal CemeteryOverton, TXMunicipal cemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Fortson Cemetery
- Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home4.7 miFuneral home · Overton · (903) 834-3111
- Legacy Funeral Home4.7 miFuneral home · Overton · (903) 834-6464
- Victory Funeral Services7.0 miFuneral home · Kilgore · (903) 988-1122
- Cunningham Funeral Home7.1 miFuneral home · Kilgore · (903) 984-2072
- Rader Funeral Home7.3 miFuneral home · Kilgore · (903) 984-2525
- Austin Memorials13 miMonument dealer · Tyler · (903) 566-1450
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