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A visit to the Fairview Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery ...

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

41.9234, -87.9067

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

The Fairview Memorial Cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Fairview Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fairview Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Fairview Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Emblem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Mt. Emblem Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Emblem Cemetery
  • Elm Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Elm Lawn Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Lawn Cemetery
    • The Elm Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elm Lawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105555 <5>
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Arlington Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
  • Fredens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fredens Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredens Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Churchville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Churchville Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • St. Marys Elmhurst Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • College Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The College Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Cemetery
  • Glos Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Glos Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glos Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Old Settlers Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
    • Eden Memorial Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eden Memorial Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Memorial Park
    • St. Johannes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The St. Johannes Cemetery is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johannes Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hillside.
      • The Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107016 <5>
    • Elmwood Memorial Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Elmwood Memorial Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Memorial Cemetery
      • The Elmwood Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elmwood Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hillside.
      • The Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107602 <5>
    • Oakridge - Glen Oak Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Oakridge - Glen Oak Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge - Glen Oak Cemetery
      • The Oakridge - Glen Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Glen Oak Cemetery
      • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107263 <5>
    • Irving Park Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Irving Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Park Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Irving Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Norridge.
      • The Irving Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Irving Park Boulevard Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106325 <5>
    • Acacia Park Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Acacia Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Park Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Acacia Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Norridge.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104486 <5>
    • Westlawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Westlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Norridge.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108820 <5>
    • Westlawn Jewish Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Fairview Memorial Cemetery.

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

  • Northlake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stone Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Franklin Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Elmhurst
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Berkeley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bensenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • South Elmhurst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
  • Hillside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bellwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellwood is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,436 people
    • Bellwood has also been known as:
    • Bellwood village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <6>
  • Melrose Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • River Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Schiller Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Villa Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Villa Park is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
    • Maywood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • River Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosemont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wood Dale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Brook Terrace
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Brook Terrace is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Brook Terrace
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
    • Westchester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Broadview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmwood Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dunning
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Dunning is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
    • Harwood Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Addison
      (5 miles [8 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 Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cook County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Fairview Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Cook 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 Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #426644  (Fairview Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426644 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: Cook
      • Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elmhurst
      • Location given for Fairview Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9233635     Lon: -87.9067302
      • 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 Cook, 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- Fairview Memorial 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.