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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:

37.3617, -97.3941

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 Sumner County<2>.

The county seat for Sumner County is located in Wellington. Wellington lies just to the south 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 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Porter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
  • Worden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Worden Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Cemetery
  • Austin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
  • Prairie Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lawn Cemetery
  • Sumner Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Belle Plaine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Belle Plaine Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Belle Plaine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Belle Plaine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158877 <5>
  • Greencastle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greencastle Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle Cemetery
  • Noel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Noel Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
  • Prairie Garden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Osborne Twp. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Osborne Twp. Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Twp. Cemetery
  • Littleton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Littleton Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
  • Waco Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Waco Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Roll Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Roll Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll Cemetery
    • Clearwater Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
    • Conway Springs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jordan Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
    • Oxford Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oxford Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
    • Mulvane Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mulvane Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mulvane Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93165 <5>
    • Harrington Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
    • Ninnescah Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Ninnescah Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninnescah Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Cicero
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cicero is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Wellington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Belle Plaine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Roland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Roland is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Anson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Anson is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
  • Peck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mayfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayfield is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Millerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Millerton is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Clearwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mulvane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waco is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
  • Wego-Waco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bayneville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
    • Oxford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oxford is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
      • Former name for Oxford:
      • Hapawalla
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
    • Conway Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Perth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Perth is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
    • Derby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <6>
    • Haysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Paton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Paton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
    • Udall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Murray Gill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
    • Milan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Milan is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Clonmel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
    • Viola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ewell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ewell is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell

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 Sumner 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 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 Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Sumner 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 #470162  (Fairview Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470162 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: Sumner
      • Est. Elev: 411 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wellington
      • Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.3619652     Lon: -97.3939347
      • 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 Sumner, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.