A visit to the West 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 West Fairview Cemetery ...
The West Fairview Cemetery is located in Taylor County<1>.
Name Variations for West Fairview Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
West Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Blue Grove Cemetery
- The Blue Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grove Cemetery
- Bruening Cemetery
- The Bruening Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruening Cemetery
- Clearfield Cemetery
- The Clearfield Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield Cemetery
- Conway Cemetery
- The Conway Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Grove Chapel Cemetery
- The Grove Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Chapel Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Icarian Cemetery
- McDuthies Cemetery
- The McDuthies Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDuthies Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Oak Hill Calvary Cemetery
- Old Evergreen Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Prairie Rose Cemetery
- Prescott Evergreen Cemetery
- Rising Sun Cemetery
- The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun Cemetery
- Salem Church Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
- Tando - Winslow Cemetery
- Taylor County Farm Cemetery
- Tindle Cemetery
- The Tindle Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bedford
- Benton
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Brooks
- Carbon
- Carl
- Clearfield
- Conway
- Conway is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Corning
- Creston
- Cromwell
- Diagonal
- East Creston
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gravity
- Guss
- Iveyville
- Kent
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
- Ladoga
- Lenox
- Maloy
- Mercer
- Nodaway
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Prescott
- Queen City ‑ Historic
- Queen City is located in Adams County
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- Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
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- Shannon City
- Sharpsburg
- Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
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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 West Fairview Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taylor County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Clearfield
- Conway
- Corning
- Creston
- Cromwell
- Diagonal
- Gravity
- Kent
- Knowlton - Historic
- Nodaway
- Prescott
- Shannon City
- Sharpsburg
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 West Fairview Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Taylor 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 West Fairview Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462842 (West Fairview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462842 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: Taylor
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lenox
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- West Fairview Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |