INTRODUCTION TO - KNOWN BURIALS IN FORT KNOX CEMETERIES, KY, Hardin, Bullitt & Meade Co., KY Copyright (c) 2001 by Pamela Schenian. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. pamela.schenian@worldnet.att.net ************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legalrepresentative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWebarchivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permissionto the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.http://www.usgwarchives.net ********************************************************************* If you can provide documentation of additional burials or missing information, please contact Richard Helmkamp, Fort Knox Archaeologist at phone 502-624-6581, fax 502-624-1868, email Richard.Helmkamp@knox.army.mil , or snail mail: Directorate of Base Operations Support, ATZK-OSE-N (Helmkamp), U.S. Army Armor Center and Fort Knox, Fort Knox, KY 40121-5000. Email preferred. If you wish to make queries of the Fort Knox genealogy database, which contains information on 53,000+ individuals in Bullitt, Hardin and Meade Counties, please contact Pamela Schenian at pamela.schenian@worldnet.att.net KNOWN BURIALS IN FORT KNOX CEMETERIES Introduction This list contains the names of all individuals interred in Fort Knox cemeteries who have inscribed headstones or who are known from documentary sources (e.g., obituaries or death certificates) to be in unmarked graves or graves with uninscribed headstones. Names are listed as spelled on the markers, unless italicized. If you can provide documentation of additional burials or missing information, please contact: Fort Knox Archaeologist at phone 502-624-6581, fax 502-624-6581, or snail mail: Directorate of Base Operations Support, ATZK-OSE-N (Helmkamp), U.S. Army Armor Center and Fort Knox, Fort Knox, KY 40121-5000. If you wish to make queries to the Fort Knox genealogy database, which contains information on 54,000+ individuals in Bullitt, Hardin, and Meade Counties, contact Pamela Schenian at 1458 Poquoson Avenue, Poquoson, Virginia, 23662, email pamela.schenian@worldnet.att.net. Email preferred. Pamela (a former Fort Knox archaeologist) will attempt to answer your cemetery questions as well until Fort Knox has an archaeologist on staff again. Cemetery Visitation The accessibility of a cemetery is determined by its location--cantonment, training area, or range area. Some cemeteries are only available for visitation on Memorial Day, others year-round. Although it may be disappointing to not be able to visit a cemetery when it is most convenient for you, these rules are designed for your safety, so please do not attempt to make an unauthorized cemetery visit. Cantonment Area. The cantonment area is where the buildings are located on post. Cemeteries in the cantonment area may be visited any day and you do not need to sign in to them. The cantonment area cemeteries are: 4, 7, 8, 11, 15-18, 38, 77, and 78. Training Area. A Training Area (TA) is used by troops for tank maneuvers and other military exercises. Live rounds are not used in training areas, but smoke grenades, pyrotechnics, CS gas, and other training aids may be used. When not in use of military training, some areas might be in use for hunting. Access to cemeteries in training areas is only guaranteed on Memorial Day, weather permitting. Cemeteries located in Training Areas are: 1-3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 22, 24, 25, 28, 32, 36, 37, 39, 41, 42, 44, 46-50, 67-72, 74-76, 80, 83, 89, 90, 94-96, 102-104, 106, 109, 110, 113, 117, and 118. Range Areas. Range Areas are used for live fire exercises and there is potential for unexploded ordnance. Cemeteries in range areas are available for visitation only on Memorial Day, weather permitting. Some may be accessible only by four-wheel drive vehicles or on foot. The cemeteries in the ranges are: 9, 10, 14, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33-35, 40, 51-66, 73, 79, 81, 82, 84-88, 92, 93, 97, 99, 105, 108, 111, 112, 114-116, and 119. Cemeteries Off-Post. There are several cemeteries that used to be on Fort Knox and no longer are, were relocated to the Post Cemetery (Cem. 18) or off-post cemeteries, have unconfirmed locations, or were never located on Fort Knox but described as a "Fort Knox Cemetery" in McDowell (1975). You do not need permission from Fort Knox to visit these, but probably need permission from the current landowner. These cemeteries are: 43, 45, 91, 98, 100, 101, and 107. KEY 1815c c=circa, approximate date based on age in census records or other documents. 1815* All or some information is from source other than the headstone. 1815! Underlined information has been added since the last update. 5\7 Part of inscription is unclear; alternate readings are given. 5-7 Date range based on documentary sources. THIS UPDATE: LAST UPDATE: March 22, 2001 Major Changes Since Last Update: 1) Standardization of dates to MM/DD/YYYY format. 2) Change of names to surnames in all caps, first and middle names to capital initial only. 3) Addition of full names and maiden names when known. 4) Identification of Cem. #111 as the Harris Cemetery. 5) Addition of dates calculated from "age at death" info on stone or estimated from census records.