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A visit to the Fairfield 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 Fairfield Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairfield 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 Fairfield Cemetery

Lat:   42.4711°   (42° 28' 15")

Lon:   -95.9214°   (-95° 55' 17")

The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Woodbury County<2>.

The county seat for Woodbury County is located in Sioux City. Sioux City lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west of the Fairfield Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Fairfield Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • Wolf Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • Church of the Brethren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Lucky Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucky Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucky Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lucky Valley Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • Correctionville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Correctionville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Correctionville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Correctionville Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • Kingsley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingsley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kingsley Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Elkhorn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkhorn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Peiro Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peiro Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peiro Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peiro Bethel Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
    • Rock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
    • Cushing Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cushing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cushing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cushing Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
    • Grand Meadow Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Meadow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grand Meadow Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Climbing Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Climbing Hill Cemetery
      • The Climbing Hill Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
    • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Woodbury County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fairfield Cemetery.

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

  • Pierson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
    • Pierson is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Anthon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthon
    • Anthon is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthon <6>
  • Correctionville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correctionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correctionville
    • Correctionville is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Correctionville <6>
  • Moville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kingsley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Kingsley is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <6>
  • Climbing Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
    • Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
  • Cushing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
    • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Washta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
    • Washta is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Oto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
    • Oto is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Lawton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Lawton is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Fielding
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
    • Fielding is located in Cherokee County
  • Bronson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
    • Bronson is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Smithland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • O'Leary
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for O'Leary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
      • O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
    • Quimby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
      • Quimby is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Hornick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
      • Hornick is located in Woodbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Rodney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Rodney is located in Monona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Danbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Battle Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
      • Battle Creek is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <6>
    • Holstein
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstein
      • Holstein is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holstein <6>
    • Glen Ellen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
      • Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County

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 Fairfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woodbury County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #456467  (Fairfield Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #456467 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: Correctionville NW
    • County: Woodbury         Elev: 440
    • Location given for GNIS #456467 (Fairfield Cemetery)

The official website for Woodbury County: www.woodbury-ia.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Iowa's counties, including Woodbury, 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' (or point-to-point) 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 Fairfield Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4711, Longitude: -95.9214       In this case, the coordinates for the Fairfield 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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