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A visit to the Fairplay Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Fairplay Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.4887°   (34° 29' 19")

Lon:   -92.7219°   (-92° 43' 18")

The Fairplay Cemetery is located in Saline County<1>.

The county seat for Saline County is located in Benton. Benton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fairplay Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Fairplay Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Winters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winters Cemetery is located in Saline County
  • Graham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Saline County
  • Traskwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traskwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traskwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Traskwood Cemetery is located in Saline County
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Hot Spring County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Saline County
  • Hammonds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammonds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammonds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hammonds Cemetery is located in Saline County
  • Holly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Cemetery is located in Saline County
  • James Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The James Cemetery is located in Saline County
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Saline County
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Saline County
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Hot Spring County
  • Rockport Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rockport Cemetery is located in Hot Spring County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Hot Spring County
    • Perla Gate Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perla Gate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perla Gate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perla Gate Cemetery is located in Hot Spring County
    • Social Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Social Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Social Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Social Hill Cemetery is located in Saline County
    • Rosmont Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosmont Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosmont Cemetery is located in Saline County
    • Glidewell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashcraft Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashcraft Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashcraft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ashcraft Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Hicks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Saline County
    • Lee Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Saline County
    • McPherson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPherson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPherson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McPherson Cemetery is located in Saline County
    • Langley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Langley Cemetery is located in Saline County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Fairplay Cemetery.

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

  • Fairplay ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Traskwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Haskell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
    • Haskell is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <7>
  • Butterfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lonsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
    • Lonsdale is located in Garland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <7>
  • Rockport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Magnet Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
    • Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
  • Tull
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tull have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
    • Tull is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Kentucky
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Malvern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <7>
  • Perla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
    • Perla is located in Hot Spring County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Benton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rubicon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Shaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Shaw is located in Saline County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shaw
      • From the Fairplay Cemetery to Shaw
    • Poyen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poyen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
      • Poyen is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Price
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bauxite
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bauxite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
      • Bauxite is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Saline County
    • Congo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
      • Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people

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 Fairplay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saline County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bauxite
  • Benton
    • Benton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Fairplay Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Bryant
    • Bryant lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Fairplay Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bryant.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Malvern

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fairplay 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 Fairplay Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2130175  (Fairplay Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2130175 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: Traskwood
    • County: Saline         Elev: 134
    • Location given for GNIS #2130175 (Fairplay Cemetery)

The official website for Saline County: www.salinecounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fairplay Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4887, Longitude: -92.7219    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<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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