A visit to the Fairland 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 Fairland Cemetery ...
The Fairland Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Buck Road Cemetery
- The Buck Road Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Cook Family Cemetery
- The Cook Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Family Cemetery
- Edwards Family Cemetery
- Friedens UCC Cemetery
- The Friedens UCC Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens UCC Cemetery
- Glen Carbon Cemetery
- The Glen Carbon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon Cemetery
- Hall Family Cemetery
- The Hall Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Harris Cemetery
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Hoenig Family Cemetery
- The Hoenig Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoenig Family Cemetery
- The Hoenig Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hoenig Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106186 <2>
- Holly Cross Lutheran Cemetery
- Krome Family Cemetery
- The Krome Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krome Family Cemetery
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
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- Metz Cemetery
- The Metz Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Moller Cemetery
- The Moller Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Oaklawn Cemetery
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Old St. Johns Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Riggin Family Cemetery
- St. Jerome Catholic Cemetery
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- Troy City Cemetery
- The Troy City Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Watt Cemetery
- The Watt Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watt Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Collinsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108763 <2>
- Wood Cemetery
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood 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 Fairland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Brooks
- Brooks is located in Madison County
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- Bunkum
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
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- Caseyville
- Collinsville
- Edwardsville
- Fairmont City
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Fairview Heights
- French Village
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
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- Fruit
- Fruit is located in Madison County
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- Glen Carbon
- Granite City
- Hartford
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lebanon
- Madison
- Marine
- Maryville
- Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
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- Nameoki
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
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- O'Fallon
- Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
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- Poag
- Poag is located in Madison County
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- Pontoon Beach
- Roxana
- Saint Jacob
- Shiloh
- South Roxana
- South Roxana is located in Madison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Troy
- Washington Park
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
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 Fairland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collinsville
- Edwardsville
- Fairview Heights
- Granite City
- Lebanon
- Madison
- O'Fallon
- Saint Jacob
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 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 Fairland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Fairland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408177 (Fairland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408177 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Collinsville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Madison, 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Fairland 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. |