A visit to the Fairmount 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 Fairmount Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fairmount Cemetery (FG ID #57268)
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 Fairmount Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairmount Cemetery
Lat: 38.0510° (38° 3' 3")
Lon: -102.6073° (-102° 36' 26")
The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Prowers County<2>.
The county seat for Prowers County is located in Lamar. Lamar lies just to the north northwest of the Fairmount Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Fairmount Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairmount Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Prowers County
- Crawford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Prowers County
- Hight Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hight Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hight Cemetery is located in Bent County
- Wiley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Bent County
- The Home Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Home Cemetery is located in Bent County
- Little Kansas Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Kansas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Kansas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Little Kansas Cemetery is located in Bent County
- Amache Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amache Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amache Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Amache Cemetery is located in Prowers County
- Granada Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granada Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Granada Cemetery is located in Prowers County
- Sunnyslope Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyslope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyslope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Prowers County
- Union Valley Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Indian Rock Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Rock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Indian Rock Cemetery is located in Bent County
- Bethel Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Prowers County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Amity Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Amity Cemetery is located in Prowers County
- Hartman Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Prowers County
- Bethel Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Bent County
- Butte Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butte Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Butte Cemetery is located in Prowers County
- Chivington Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chivington Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chivington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chivington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
- Holly Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holly Cemetery is located in Prowers County
- Ft. Lyon National Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Lyon National Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Lyon National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ft. Lyon National Cemetery is located in Bent County
- Plainview Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
- France Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the France Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the France Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The France Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Fairmount Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairmount Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lamar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kornman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Wiley is located in Prowers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <6>
- Grote
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Big Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Big Bend is located in Bent County
- McClave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClave have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClave
- McClave is located in Bent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClave <6>
- Granada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hasty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Caddoa ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caddoa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddoa
- Caddoa is located in Bent County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Caddoa
- From the Fairmount Cemetery to Caddoa
- Hartman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Hartman is located in Prowers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartman <6>
- Hilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Hilton is located in Bent County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hilton
- From the Fairmount Cemetery to Hilton
- Holly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chivington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Lyon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lyon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lyon
- Fort Lyon is located in Bent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lyon <6>
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 Fairmount Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prowers County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairmount Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chivington
- Granada
- Hasty
- Hasty lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Fairmount Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hasty.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Holly
- Wiley
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 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 Fairmount Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Colorado:
- Pages specific to Prowers County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Fairmount Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Fairmount Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #195579 (Fairmount Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #195579 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: Lamar East
- County: Prowers Elev: 1130
- Location given for GNIS #195579 (Fairmount Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #57268
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Prowers County: www.prowerscounty.net/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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 Colorado's counties, including Prowers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Fairmount Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0510, Longitude: -102.6073 |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |