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A visit to the Fairmount 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 Fairmount Cemetery ...

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

42.0006, -89.5768

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

The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Ogle County<2>.

The county seat for Ogle County is located in Oregon. Oregon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Fairmount Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fairmount Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Fairmount Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Buffalo Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
  • Elkhorn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Cemetery
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
  • Webster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Webster Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The West Branch Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
  • Haldane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Haldane Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane Cemetery
  • Brookville Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Eagle Point Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Cemetery
  • Pine Creek Christian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookville Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Mount Morris.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107267 <5>
    • South Elkhorn Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Jordan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The East Jordan Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan Cemetery
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The West Grove Cemetery is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Cemetery
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the White Oak Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Forreston.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108841 <5>
    • Forreston Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Chambers Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Schriner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Schriner Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schriner Cemetery
    • Sugar Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairmount Cemetery.

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

  • Buffalo Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
  • Polo
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Maryland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Maryland is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
  • Haldane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Haldane is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
  • Hazelhurst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
  • Woosung
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Brookville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookville is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • South Elkhorn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • South Elkhorn is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
  • Forreston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Morris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhorn Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
  • Hitt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hitt is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Penrose
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Penrose is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
    • Milledgeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Harper
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Harper is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Adeline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Adeline is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Prairieville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Prairieville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
    • Dixon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oregon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Leaf River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Coleta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shannon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Baileyville
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Fairmount Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ogle County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairmount 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 Fairmount Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Ogle 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 Fairmount Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1718973  (Fairmount Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1718973 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: Ogle
      • Est. Elev: 267 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Forreston South
      • Location given for Fairmount Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0005853     Lon: -89.5767786
      • 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 Ogle, 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- Fairmount 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.
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