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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:

37.6431, -100.4151

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 Gray County<2>.

The county seat for Gray County is located in Cimarron. Cimarron lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 21 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Evans Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Evans Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
  • Ensign Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Ensign Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Cemetery
  • Cave Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cave Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Cimarron Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Cimarron Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cimarron Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Cimarron.
    • The Cimarron Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cimarron Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #939547 <5>
  • Ingalls - Logan Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Colusa Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Colusa Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Cemetery
  • McCauley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The McCauley Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauley Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • Mertilla Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mertilla Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertilla Cemetery
  • Ridenour Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ridenour Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridenour Cemetery
  • Wilburn Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pierceville Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pierceville Cemetery is located in Finney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville Cemetery
      • The Pierceville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pierceville Twp. Cemetery
    • Lockhart Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
    • Greencrest Memorial Garden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Christ the King Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Ivanhoe Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Ivanhoe Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Cemetery
    • Haskell Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • The Haskell Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell Cemetery
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Meade.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92561 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fairview Cemetery.

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

  • Montezuma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ensign
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ensign is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Cimarron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Copeland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wettick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wettick is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wettick
  • Ingalls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ingalls is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Howell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Howell is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Charleston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Charleston is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Fowler
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierceville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pierceville is located in Finney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
  • Missler
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Missler is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missler
  • Dodge City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Collano
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Collano is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collano
    • Sublette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meade
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Meade is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
      • Meade has also been known as:
      • Meade City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meade <6>
    • Minneola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilroads Gardens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Wilroads Gardens is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads Gardens
    • Fort Dodge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Fort Dodge is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
    • Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Wilroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Wilroads is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads

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 Gray County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Gray 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 #471688  (Fairview Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471688 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: Gray
      • Est. Elev: 854 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Montezuma NW
      • Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.6430783     Lon: -100.415148
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Gray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.