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 ...
The Fairport Cemetery is located in Muscatine County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Blue Grass Cemetery
- The Blue Grass Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass Cemetery
- Buffalo Prairie Cemetery
- The Buffalo Prairie Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Prairie Cemetery
- Dodge Cemetery
- The Dodge Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
- Doran Cemetery
- The Doran Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
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- Edgington Cemetery
- The Edgington Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
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- Friends Cemetery
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
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- Gilbert Cemetery
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
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- Greenwood Cemetery
- Harker Cemetery
- The Harker Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
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- Illinois City Cemetery
- The Illinois City Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
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- Jewish Cemetery
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
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- Krell Cemetery
- The Krell Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Leech Cemetery
- Melpine Cemetery
- The Melpine Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
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- Memorial Park
- The Memorial Park is located in Muscatine County
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- Montpelier Cemetery
- The Montpelier Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
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- Nye Cemetery
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
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- Parr Cemetery
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
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- Reynolds Cemetery
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
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- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
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- Zion Lutheran Church 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 alphabetically:
- Andalusia
- Blue Grass
- Buffalo Prairie
- Buffalo
- Durant
- Edgington
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County (IL)
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- Eliza
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
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- Fairport
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
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- Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Illinois City
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
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- Mannon
- Mannon is located in Mercer County (IL)
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- Marston
- Marston is located in Mercer County (IL)
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Midway Beach
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County
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- Moscow
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
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- Muscatine
- Petersville
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
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- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
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- Pleasant Prairie
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
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- Reynolds
- South Towne Park
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
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- Stockton
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Sunbury
- Sunbury is located in Cedar County
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- Taylor Ridge
- Walcott
- Wilton
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 start 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |
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