A visit to the Fairport Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Fairport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairport Cemetery:
41.4417, -90.9054
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairport Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairport Cemetery is located in Muscatine County<2>.
The county seat for Muscatine County is located in Muscatine. Muscatine lies just to the west of the Fairport Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairport Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Fairport Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Krell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Krell Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krell Cemetery
- Illinois City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Illinois City Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City Cemetery
- Nye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Dodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dodge Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
- Harker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harker Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harker Cemetery
- Melpine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Melpine Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melpine Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montpelier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Montpelier Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Cemetery
- Parr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
- Buffalo Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Buffalo Prairie Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Prairie Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Doran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Doran Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leech Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edgington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Edgington Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington Cemetery
- Blue Grass Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Grass Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairport Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Illinois City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Midway Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Pleasant Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Buffalo Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Muscatine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edgington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Blue Grass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Andalusia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eliza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Durant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marston is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Stockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Petersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- South Towne Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Taylor Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Walcott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Reynolds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunbury is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
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 Fairport Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muscatine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buffalo
- Muscatine
- Reynolds
- Walcott
- Wilton
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 either 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 Fairport Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Muscatine 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 Fairport Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456475 (Fairport Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456475 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: Muscatine
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Illinois City
- Location given for Fairport Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4416966 Lon: -90.905424
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Muscatine, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairport 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> | 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. |