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A visit to the Fairfield Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Fairfield Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fairfield Cemetery (FG ID #1991284)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Fairfield Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairfield Cemetery

Lat:   32.2766°   (32° 16' 35")

Lon:   -88.2755°   (-88° 16' 31")

The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.

The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Butler. Butler lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Fairfield Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fairfield Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Shearon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shearon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shearon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shearon Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Pine Grove Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Christopher Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cokes Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cokes Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cokes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cokes Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Shamburger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shamburger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shamburger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Episcopal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Episcopal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Episcopal Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ward Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ward Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • McElroy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McElroy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McElroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McElroy Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Dulls Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dulls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dulls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dulls Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Resthaven Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Resthaven Memorial Gardens is located in Choctaw County
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Sumter County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairfield Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cromwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
  • Kinterbish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ward
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Ward is located in Sumter County
  • Pushmataha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jachin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jachin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
    • Jachin is located in Choctaw County
  • Derby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Pelham is located in Choctaw County
  • Intercourse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Choctaw City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
    • Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
  • Whitfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cuba
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Whynot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Butler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <7>
    • Pennington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Lavaca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lavaca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
      • Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lavaca
      • From the Fairfield Cemetery to Lavaca
    • Bellamy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • York
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tompkinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Smith
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Increase
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Red Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cedahoma ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
      • Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
    • Arrington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
      • Arrington is located in Sumter County
    • Vimville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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 Fairfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Choctaw County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairfield Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Butler
    • Butler lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Fairfield Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Butler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • York
    • York lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Fairfield Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Fairfield Cemetery:

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 Fairfield Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1805679  (Fairfield Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1805679 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ward
    • County: Choctaw         Elev: 77
    • Location given for GNIS #1805679 (Fairfield Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1991284

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fairfield Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2766, Longitude: -88.2755    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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