A visit to the Fairview Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Fairview Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairview Cemetery:
34.4026, -86.8514
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairview Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Fairview Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairview Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Negro Mountain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Tabor Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Hartselle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24749 <5>
- Brindley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brindley Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindley Cemetery
- Waugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Waugh Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Falkville City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crosby Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Cemetery
- McCroskey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCroskey Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Garner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Turney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Turney Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney Cemetery
- Childers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leesdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Falkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lacon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Somerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Hartselle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Priceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burningtree Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Florette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Winton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Flint City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Vinemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Valhermoso Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Apple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Swancott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Russell Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Simcoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Ryan Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Triana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Austinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
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 Fairview Cemetery. The following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Fairview Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Morgan County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Fairview Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118136 (Fairview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118136 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Somerville
- Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4025951 Lon: -86.8513917
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Morgan, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairview Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
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