Place:Fortune Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States

Cemetery notes and/or description

Private property - Cemetery is located on County Road 300 South, in Marion Twp.

County Road 300 South is just on the line between Washington Twp on right side of road and Marion Twp is located on the left side. You can find the cemetery by taking US 421 South from Greensburg, you turn right on County Road 300 South, go to second house on left, turn into drive just on left side off the house along the fence row, and go right and follow the tree line for about a half mile,you will be turning an going back east till you see the cemetery on a small hill by a large tree, about 15 graves in the cemetery, in which 9 are marked by fieldstones. The owner lets people visit the cemetery, he lives in the next house about 200 feet from the second house, 3rd on left. He owns both houses (2013).

Thomas Fortune, died Dec.1, 1853, age 81 years. He was the original settler section of this land. He bought it in 1823.

Find A Grave: Fortune Cemetery

Known Readings

• 2013 - Cleaned and restored by Russell Wilhoit, President of the Decatur County Cemetery Comm. 15 known interments. About 9 fieldstones marking other graves, names not known.