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A visit to the Fairfield 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 Fairfield Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   39.0928°   (39° 5' 34")

Lon:   -88.2600°   (-88° 15' 36")

The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.

The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies just to the southeast of the Fairfield Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Fairfield Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hicks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Myer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Myer Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Redford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redford Cemetery
    • The Redford Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Redford Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Newton.
  • Diel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Diel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Brewer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brewer Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Bowers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bowers Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Kibler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kibler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kibler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kibler Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Island Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Island Creek Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Coburn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coburn Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Songer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Songer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Songer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Songer Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ward Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Hayes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Chezem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chezem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chezem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chezem Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Effingham County
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Effingham County
    • Brick Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brick Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Chaple Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaple Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chaple Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Ross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Plainfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plainfield Cemetery is located in Jasper County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairfield Cemetery.

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

  • Wheeler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Wheeler is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <5>
  • Lis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
    • Lis is located in Jasper County
  • Dieterich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Falmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Falmouth is located in Jasper County
  • Rose Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Hidalgo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidalgo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
    • Hidalgo is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <5>
  • Jewett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
    • Jewett is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett <5>
  • Newton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,818 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
  • Walla Walla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walla Walla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
    • Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
  • Montrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Montrose is located in Effingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Greenup
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Teutopolis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bogota
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
      • Bogota is located in Jasper County
    • Hunt City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
      • Hunt City is located in Jasper County
    • Yale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <5>
    • Toledo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <5>
    • Hazel Dell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
      • Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
    • Willow Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
      • Willow Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Hill <5>
    • Heartville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
      • Heartville is located in Effingham County
    • Bradbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
      • Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
    • Sigel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Effingham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sainte Marie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
      • Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <5>
    • Timothy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Timothy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
      • Timothy is located in Cumberland 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 Fairfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairfield Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1923105  (Fairfield Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1923105 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: Wheeler
    • County: Jasper         Elev: 174
    • Location given for GNIS #1923105 (Fairfield Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Illinois' counties, including Jasper, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fairfield Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0928, Longitude: -88.2600       In this case, the coordinates for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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