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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. 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 Fairmount Cemetery ...

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

38.0510, -102.6073

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
  • Hight Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Hight Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hight Cemetery
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wiley Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
  • The Home Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Home Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
  • Little Kansas Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Amache Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Amache Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amache Cemetery
  • Granada Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Granada Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Cemetery
  • Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope Cemetery
  • Union Valley Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Indian Rock Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • The Indian Rock Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Amity Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Amity Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
    • Hartman Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Hartman Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Bent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Butte Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • The Butte Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Cemetery
    • Chivington Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • The Chivington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington Cemetery
    • Holly Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • The Holly Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
    • Ft. Lyon National Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
    • France Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • The France Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery

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:

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.

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 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 Fairmount Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Prowers 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 Fairmount Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #57268

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #195579  (Fairmount Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #195579 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: Prowers
      • Est. Elev: 1130 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lamar East
      • Location given for Fairmount Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.0508418     Lon: -102.6074162
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairmount 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.