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A visit to the Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairbanks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   29.7264°   (29° 43' 35")

Lon:   -82.2554°   (-82° 15' 19")

The Fairbanks Cemetery is located in Alachua County<2>.

The county seat for Alachua County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies just to the southwest of the Fairbanks Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairbanks Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Patrick Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patrick Memorial Gardens
    • The Patrick Memorial Gardens is located in Alachua County
    • The Patrick Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Patrick Cemetery
  • Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Alachua County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Forest Meadows Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Meadows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Meadows Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Saluda Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saluda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saluda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Saluda Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • The Saluda Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Saluda - Orange Heights Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gainesville City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71949 <5>
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Providence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Free Canaan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Canaan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Free Canaan Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Laurel Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laurel Grove Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Rhuda Branch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhuda Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhuda Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rhuda Branch Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Forest Meadows Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Meadows Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Meadows Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Meadows Memorial Park is located in Alachua County
    • Morning Star Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Waldo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waldo Cemetery is located in Alachua County
      • The Waldo Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Waldo Community Cemetery
    • Sparkman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparkman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sparkman Cemetery is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72646 <5>
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rock Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Church Cemetery
      • The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Bradford County
      • The Rock Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rock Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305436 <5>
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Nelson - Starke Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson - Starke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson - Starke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nelson - Starke Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Alachua County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairbanks Cemetery.

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

  • Gainesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Windsor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Alachua County
  • Waldo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutledge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
  • Rochelle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rochelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
  • Campville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Campville is located in Alachua County
  • Earleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Graham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hague
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Hague is located in Alachua County
  • Arredondo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
  • Brooker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Melrose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hampton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • La Crosse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawthorne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnetts Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnetts Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
      • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
    • Lake Geneva
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Keystone Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Micanopy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Alachua
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jonesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Evinston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lochloosa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Putnam Hall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Starke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Worthington Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Fairbanks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alachua County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #287020  (Fairbanks Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #287020 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: Gainesville East
    • County: Alachua         Elev: 49
    • Location given for GNIS #287020 (Fairbanks Cemetery)

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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 Florida's counties, including Alachua, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fairbanks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7264, Longitude: -82.2554       In this case, the coordinates for the Fairbanks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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.




 

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