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A visit to the Fairview Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Fairview Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fairview Cemetery (FG ID #353097)

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 Fairview Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.3349°   (39° 20' 5")

Lon:   -96.8293°   (-96° 49' 45")

The cemetery is located in Riley County<3>.

As an estimate, the Fairview Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Leonardville.

The county seat for Riley County is located in Manhattan. Manhattan lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of the Fairview Cemetery .

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 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 Fairview Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Riley 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 Fairview 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 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Fairview Cemetery.

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

    • Riley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
      • Riley is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Former names for Riley:
      • Riley Center
      • Union
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <4>
    • Leonardville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
      • Leonardville is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Leonardville has also been known as:
      • Leonard
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <4>
    • Walsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
      • Walsburg is located in Riley County
    • Bala
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
      • Bala is located in Riley County
    • Randolph
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Lasita ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasita have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
      • Lasita is located in Riley County
    • Winkler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winkler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
      • Winkler is located in Riley County
    • Keats
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
      • Keats is located in Riley County
    • Milford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • May Day
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
      • May Day is located in Riley County
    • Green
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wakefield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Broughton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broughton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
        • Broughton is located in Clay County
      • Olsburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsburg
        • Olsburg is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olsburg <4>
      • Ogden
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Manhattan
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Clay Center
        (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 Riley County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview 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 Fairview Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Leonardville United Methodist Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Leonardville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Riley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Riley Cemetery is located in Riley County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Riley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93493 <1>
    • Mill Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Riley County
      • The Mill Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grand View Cemetery
      • Grandview Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92569 <1>
    • Walsburg Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bala Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hohman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Crooked Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lasita Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Sedalia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Catholic Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Riley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Green Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Carnahan - Garrison Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Teske Family Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Timber Creek Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timber Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Timber Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timber Creek Cemetery
      • Barry Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barry Cemetery is located in Geary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barry Cemetery
      • Milford Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • The Milford Cemetery is located in Geary County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Milford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Milford.
        • The Milford Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Milford Schenck Branscom Cemeteries
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milford Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93039 <1>
      • Shanks Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shanks Cemetery is located in Riley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shanks 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 Fairview Cemetery:

    The official website for Riley County: www.rileycountyks.gov

    The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fairview Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3349, Longitude: -96.8293    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Riley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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