A visit to the Fairview 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 Fairview Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairview Cemetery:
39.0384, -88.9190
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairview Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Vandalia. Vandalia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Fairview Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairview Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Yolton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Yolton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolton Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Sidener Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sidener Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidener Cemetery
- The Sidener Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centerville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197741 <5>
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forbis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Forbis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbis Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pilcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pilcher Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Cemetery
- Winslow Pilcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stein Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stein Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stein Cemetery
- Rhodes Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lovett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lovett Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett Cemetery
- Crums Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Crums Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crums Chapel Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- The Springhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Cemetery
- Springhill Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1479263 <5>
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Dial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dial Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard 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 Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Avena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Brownstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bluff City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Loogootee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vandalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Moccasin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Dressor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Herrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Saint Peter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Beecher City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Ramsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Hagarstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shobonier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cowden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bayle City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
- La Clede
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Bingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Fairview Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Bingham
- Cowden
- Farina
- Herrick
- Ramsey
- Saint Elmo
- Vandalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fairview Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Fairview Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1802262 (Fairview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1802262 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avena
- Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0383774 Lon: -88.9189507
- 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 Fayette, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairview 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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