
This project is for those who were born, lived, or died in Bartow, Polk County, Florida. Official Website Wikipedia The city, originally named Fort Blount, in 1851, was renamed for Col. Francis Stebbins Bartow . It is the county seat of Polk County
Cemetery notes and/or description: This historic cemetery is located on the western edge of Bartow. One of the county's oldest black cemeteries, it includes the headstone of Prince Johnson, one of four black men who, along with 18 white men, voted to incorporate the town of Bartow in 1882. The 1890s graves of Andy and his wife Tamer (Reed) Moore are also found there. Andy and Tamer Moore were b...
Wildwood Cemetery, Bartow, Polk County, Florida, USA: Find a Grave Many of the stones are covered with growth and need to be uncovered in order to photograph them. Citizens of Bartow voted on September 4, 1890, to invest $1.500.00 in ten acres of land for a city cemetery. Pioneer Oak Hill was not city property and could not be much expanded since it lay close to the rapidly growing downtow...
Palm Cemetery, Bartow, Polk County, Florida, USA : Find a Grave Evergreen Cemetery is adjacent to the east.
Hewing Memorial Cemetery,Bartow, Polk County, Florida, USA:
Oak Hill Cemetery, Bartow, Polk County, Florida, USA : Find a Grave
Fortner Family Cemetery Also known as Peace Creek Cemetery , Polk County, Florida, USA Find-a-Grave Note: Older Cemetery used from 1888-1985