A visit to the Fairview 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 Fairview Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairview Cemetery:
42.5261, -92.4605
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County<2>.
The county seat for Black Hawk County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies just to the east southeast of the Fairview Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairview Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- George Wyth Memorial State Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Rarick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rarick Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarick Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Washington Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gerholdt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gerholdt Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerholdt Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Waterloo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1262931 <5>
- Waterloo Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Waterloo Memorial Park is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Memorial Park
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Waterloo.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterloo Elmwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94674 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bidwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bidwell Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
- Garden of Memories
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cedar Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- North Cedar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Fredsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Finchford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Janesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evansdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elk Run Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Dewar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Stout
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Voorhies
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sinclair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Blessing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Eagle Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Gilbertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Shell Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reinbeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Klinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
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 Fairview Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Black Hawk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Falls
- Denver
- Dike
- Dike lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Fairview Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dike.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
- Reinbeck
- Shell Rock
- Waterloo
- Waverly
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 Fairview Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Black Hawk 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 Fairview Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456497 (Fairview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456497 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: Black Hawk
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedar Falls
- Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5260953 Lon: -92.4604659
- 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 Black Hawk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairview 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. |