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A visit to the Fairlawn Cemetery ...


The location of the Fairlawn Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Fairlawn Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   40.7523°   (40° 45' 8")

Lon:   -87.4436°   (-87° 26' 36")

The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.

The county seat for Newton County is located in Kentland. Kentland lies just to the north of the Fairlawn Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Fairlawn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Indiana:
  • Pages specific to Newton County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Fairlawn Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairlawn Cemetery.

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

    • Kentland
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
      • Kentland is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <4>
    • Raub
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
      • Raub is located in Benton County
    • Newton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Newton County
    • Earl Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
      • Earl Park is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
    • Effner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
      • Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
    • Sheldon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Iroquois County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <4>
    • Goodland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Gravel Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
      • Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
    • Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook
      • Brook is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook <4>
    • Iroquois
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeland Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
      • Freeland Park is located in Benton County
    • Wadena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
      • Wadena is located in Benton County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Beaver City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
        • Beaver City is located in Newton County
      • Fowler
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stockland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Donovan
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
        • Donovan is located in Iroquois County (IL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donovan <4>
      • Dunn ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
        • Dunn is located in Benton County
      • Morocco
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morocco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
        • Morocco is located in Newton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morocco <4>
      • Egypt
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
        • Egypt is located in Jasper County

    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 Fairlawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Fairlawn Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Fleming Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fleming Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleming Cemetery
    • Dehner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dehner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dehner Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dehner Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Dorne Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dorne Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorne Cemetery
    • Blue Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
    • Earl Park Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earl Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Earl Park Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earl Park Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Sheldon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Cemetery
    • Morris Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Chapel Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Gaffield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Goodland Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Newton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Prairie Vine Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Vine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Prairie Vine Cemetery is located in Newton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Vine Cemetery
      • Porter Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Porter Cemetery is located in Newton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
      • Russell Chapel Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Russell Chapel Cemetery is located in Newton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Chapel Cemetery
      • Prarie Dell Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prarie Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Prarie Dell Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prarie Dell Cemetery
      • Old Texas Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Texas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Texas Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Texas Cemetery
      • Sacred Heart Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Fowler.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184950 <6>
      • Fowler Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fowler Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Fowler.
        • The Fowler Cemetery has also been known as:
        • North Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #318958 <6>
      • Beaver City Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beaver City Cemetery is located in Newton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver City Cemetery

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

    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 Fairlawn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #434302  (Fairlawn Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #434302 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kentland
      • County: Newton         Elev: 215
      • Location given for GNIS #434302 (Fairlawn Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

    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 Indiana's counties, including Newton, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fairlawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7523, Longitude: -87.4436       In this case, the coordinates for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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