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. 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 Fairfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairfield Cemetery:
41.6342, -90.2971
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Rock Island County<2>.
The county seat for Rock Island County is located in Rock Island. Rock Island lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Fairfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on 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] of the Fairfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Point Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Port Byron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Port Byron Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Princeton City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Jacks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jacks Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Cemetery
- Schaefer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Le Claire (IA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94876 <5>
- Old Rapids City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zuma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Zuma Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuma Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Yost Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Yost Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Nowlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Nowlin Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowlin Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Fairfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Port Byron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Le Claire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cordova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rapids City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Joslin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Hillsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shaffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Barstow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Folletts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Panorama Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Rustic Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Riverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Carbon Cliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Camanche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McCausland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCausland is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- East Moline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Silvis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Low Moor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newton Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Rock Island County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Camanche
- East Moline
- Erie
- Hillsdale
- Le Claire
- Low Moor
- Port Byron
- Rapids City
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 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:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Rock Island 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 Fairfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1967989 (Fairfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1967989 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: Rock Island
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cordova
- Location given for Fairfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6341995 Lon: -90.2970719
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Rock Island, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairfield 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. |