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:
41.4833, -91.9363
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Watters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Watters Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters Cemetery
- Bucker Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bucker Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Hill Cemetery
- Walsh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walsh Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Cemetery
- Piersol Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Piersol Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piersol Cemetery
- Wellman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wellman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Champion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wassonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wassonville Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassonville Cemetery
- McArtor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McArtor Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArtor Cemetery
- Yankee Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clothier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clothier Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- South English Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Keota Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Keota Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Schottler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Schottler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schottler Cemetery
- The Schottler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shetler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440243 <5>
- West Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Ricord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ricord Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricord Cemetery
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nira
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Kinross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Wellman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North English
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South English
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Keota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Amish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Harper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- West Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Kalona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Frytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Williamstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Windham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Talleyrand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Millersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Cosgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Ambrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Keswick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Conroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Sigourney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kalona
- Keota
- Keswick
- North English
- Parnell
- Sigourney
- South English
- Washington
- Wellman
- West Chester
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Washington 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 #456482 (Fairview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456482 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kinross
- Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4833449 Lon: -91.9362855
- 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 Washington, 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- 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. |
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