A visit to the Fairview Township 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 Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairview Twp. Cemetery:
41.5861, -95.3208
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairview Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairview Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies just to the north of the Fairview Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairview Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Fairview Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairview Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Altamont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
- Jacobson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jacobson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobson Cemetery
- Harlan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Folck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Folck Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folck Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Bowmans Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowmans Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmans Grove
- Rabbit Hallow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shelby Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Shelby Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Twp. Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Walnut Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cass Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cass Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Twp. Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Schley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Schley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley Cemetery
- Danway Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Danway Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairview Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairview Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Corley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Harlan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Tennant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Avoca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <6>
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Westphalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Kirkman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Portsmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Persia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hancock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Elk Horn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kimballton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Minden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Marne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fiscus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Irwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Defiance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Neola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Hancock
- Harlan
- Irwin
- Irwin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Fairview Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Kimballton
- Marne
- Marne lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Fairview Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
- Neola
- Neola lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Fairview Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Shelby
- Walnut
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 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 Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463377 (Fairview Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463377 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 362 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Corley
- Location given for Fairview Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5861003 Lon: -95.320832
- 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 Shelby, 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 from Point A (ie- Fairview Twp. 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. |