A visit to the Fairfield Township 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 Twp. Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairfield Twp. 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 Twp. Cemetery
Lat: 42.5536° (42° 33' 12")
Lon: -92.6485° (-92° 38' 54")
The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Grundy Center. Grundy Center lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Fairfield Twp. Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Fairfield Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairfield Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Behrends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Behrends Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Behrends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Behrends Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- St. Clair Gravel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clair Gravel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clair Gravel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Clair Gravel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Reformed Church of Stout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Church of Stout Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Church of Stout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Reformed Church of Stout Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Beaver Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beaver Grove Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Codner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Codner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Codner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Codner Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Benson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Rarick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rarick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rarick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rarick Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Bidwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bidwell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bidwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bidwell Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Grundy County
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- Parker Burial Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Burial Grounds
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Burial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Parker Burial Grounds is located in Butler County
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Beaver Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beaver Twp. Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- New Albion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Albion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Albion Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Gerholdt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerholdt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerholdt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gerholdt Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Finchford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finchford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finchford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Finchford Cemetery is located in Black Hawk 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 Fairfield Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairfield Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hartford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Sinclair
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sinclair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Dike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fredsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Parkersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Parkersburg is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
- Fern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Finchford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Coster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Coster is located in Butler County
- North Cedar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Buck Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Cedar Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cedar City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Janesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
- Shell Rock is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <5>
- Aplington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplington
- Aplington is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aplington <5>
- Butler Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <5>
- Grundy Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
- Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <5>
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Allison is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <5>
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
- Kesley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Austinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Austinville is located in Butler 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 Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allison
- Aplington
- Butler Center
- Cedar Falls
- Clarksville
- Dike
- Dike lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Fairfield Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dike.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
- Grundy Center
- Shell Rock
- Waverly
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 Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Grundy 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 Fairfield Twp. 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 Fairfield Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463404 (Fairfield Township Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #463404 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: Stout
- County: Grundy Elev: 293
- Location given for GNIS #463404 (Fairfield Township Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Grundy, 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 obstructions 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 Fairfield Twp. Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5536, Longitude: -92.6485 In this case, the coordinates for the Fairfield Twp. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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. |