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A visit to the Fairfield Yorktown 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 Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery (FG ID #2218137)

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 Yorktown Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.5726°   (41° 34' 21")

Lon:   -89.8499°   (-89° 50' 59")

The Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery is located in Bureau County<2>.

The county seat for Bureau County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery .

Establishment of the Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery ...

The Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery was established July 1, 1872.

Name Variations for Fairfield Yorktown 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.

Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Yorktown Cemetery
  • Fairfield Cemetery

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 ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Leon Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leon Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leon Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leon Methodist Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
  • Amish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Amish Cemetery is located in Bureau County
  • Hooppole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooppole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooppole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hooppole Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Goble Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goble Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Anderson Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anderson Family Cemetery is located in Bureau County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington Road Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Washington Road Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
  • Kemmis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kemmis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kemmis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kemmis Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • New Bedford Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bedford Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bedford Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Bedford Chapel Cemetery is located in Bureau County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Old Hume Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hume Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hume Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Hume Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
    • Shady Town Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Town Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shady Town Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
    • Lyndon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyndon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lyndon Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
    • Loraine Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loraine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loraine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Loraine Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Gold Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gold Twp. Cemetery is located in Bureau County
    • Follett Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Follett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Follett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Follett Cemetery is located in Bureau County
    • Bowen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowen Cemetery is located in Bureau 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 Yorktown Cemetery.

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

  • Yorktown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hooppole
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooppole have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooppole
    • Hooppole is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooppole <6>
  • Tampico
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Bedford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
    • New Bedford is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bedford <6>
  • Deer Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Grove
    • Deer Grove is located in Whiteside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Grove <6>
  • Prophetstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyndon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Annawan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annawan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawan
    • Annawan is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annawan <6>
  • Manlius
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Atkinson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Atkinson is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <6>
  • Mineral
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Walnut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Erie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <6>
    • Fenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Fenton is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <6>
    • Sheffield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Sheffield is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <6>
    • Galt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <6>
    • Rock Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sterling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillsdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <6>
    • Geneseo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
      • Geneseo is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <6>
    • Morrison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <6>
    • Newton Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Buda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Buda is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <6>
    • Harmon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
      • Harmon is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmon <6>

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 Yorktown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bureau County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Annawan
    • Annawan lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Annawan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawan
  • Atkinson
  • Buda
    • Buda lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buda.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
  • Erie
    • Erie lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Geneseo
    • Geneseo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geneseo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Hillsdale
  • Manlius
  • Morrison
    • Morrison lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morrison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Neponset
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Rock Falls
    • Sheffield
    • Sterling
      • Sterling lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sterling.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Tampico
    • Walnut
      • Walnut lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Walnut.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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 Yorktown 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 Yorktown Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1820605  (Yorktown Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1820605 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: Yorktown
    • County: Bureau         Elev: 195
    • Location given for GNIS #1820605 (Yorktown Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2218137

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

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 Illinois' counties, including Bureau, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5726, Longitude: -89.8499    
<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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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