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. 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 Yorktown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery:
41.5726, -89.8499
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- Amish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Hooppole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hooppole Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooppole Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Goble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Goble Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble Cemetery
- Anderson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kemmis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Kemmis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemmis Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- New Bedford Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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- Old Hume Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Hume Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hume Cemetery
- Shady Town Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Town Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Town Cemetery
- Lyndon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Lyndon Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Cemetery
- Loraine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Loraine Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Gold Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Gold Twp. Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Twp. Cemetery
- Follett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Follett Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follett Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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)
- Tampico
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prophetstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyndon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Denrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Annawan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Manlius
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mineral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Erie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Galt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Geneseo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newton Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buda
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harmon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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
- 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
- Hillsdale
- Manlius
- Morrison
- Prophetstown
- Rock Falls
- Sheffield
- Sterling
- Tampico
- Walnut
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 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 Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Bureau 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 Yorktown Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2218137
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1820605 (Yorktown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820605 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: Bureau
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yorktown
- Location given for Yorktown Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5725328 Lon: -89.8498296
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairfield Yorktown 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |