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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. 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 Fairview Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairview Cemetery

Lat:   41.2693°   (41° 16' 9")

Lon:   -95.8496°   (-95° 50' 58")

The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<1>.

The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies just to the west southwest of the Fairview Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Fairview Cemetery.<3>

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

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]<2> of the Fairview Cemetery.

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

  • Council Bluffs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chautauqua
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carter Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crescent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <6>
  • Home Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Weston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Weston
    • From the Fairview Cemetery to Weston
  • Bellevue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dumfries
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • McClelland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClelland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland
    • McClelland is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClelland <6>
  • Omaha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ralston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
    • Ralston is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <6>
  • La Vista
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
    • La Vista is located in Sarpy County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mineola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Mills County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <6>
    • Honey Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
      • Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Irvington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Papillion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
      • Papillion is located in Sarpy County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <6>
    • Treynor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Underwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • La Platte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pigeon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pigeon
      • From the Fairview Cemetery to Pigeon
    • Boys Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Pacific City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
      • Pacific City is located in Mills County
    • Silver City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Calhoun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Loveland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
      • Loveland is located in Pottawattamie 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 Fairview Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawattamie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview 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 professional and volunteer 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 Fairview 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 Fairview Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #456481  (Fairview Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #456481 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: Council Bluffs North
    • County: Pottawattamie         Elev: 342
    • Location given for GNIS #456481 (Fairview Cemetery)

The official website for Pottawattamie County: www.pottcounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Pottawattamie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 Fairview Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2693, Longitude: -95.8496    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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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