A visit to the Fairview Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Fairview Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fairview Cemetery (FG ID #94746).
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:
42.6509, -93.5044
The Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Dows.
The cemetery is located in Wright County<2>.
The county seat for Wright County is located in Clarion. Clarion lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Otis Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Otis Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Galt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Morgan Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Twp. Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Twp. Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graceland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coulter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Alden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maynes Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Maynes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynes Grove Cemetery
- Marion Center Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Marion Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Center Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Dows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Popejoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Galt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coulter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Latimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Williams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reeve
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Clarion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Cornelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Iowa Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Holmes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Wright County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alden
- Belmond
- Clarion
- Dows
- Dows lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Fairview Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
- Goodell
- Hampton
- Williams
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 Fairview Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Wright 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #94746
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456499 (Fairview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456499 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: Wright
- Est. Elev: 369 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dows West
- Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6510863 Lon: -93.5046512
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Wright, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |