A visit to the Fairmont 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 Fairmont Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairmont Cemetery:
38.6476, -83.4419
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairmont Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Vanceburg. Vanceburg lies just to the east southeast of the Fairmont Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairmont Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Fairmont Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairmont Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McHenry Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCurg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCurg Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurg Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Aills Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aills Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chandler - Drenan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chandler - Drenan Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler - Drenan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chandler - Drenan Cemetery is located in Manchester (OH).
- The Chandler - Drenan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Drenan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2350501 <5>
- Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Puntenney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- The Russell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342417 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Nesbitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nesbitt Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- The Rogers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hayslip Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
- Rogers Family Cemetery
- Rogers Hill Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151138 <5>
- Naylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- Lewis County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis County Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis County Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vanceburg Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1649262 <5>
- High Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The High Hill Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Cemetery
- Manchester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Manchester Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairmont Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairmont Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Rome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Rome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Squirrel Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Charters
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Wrightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Pence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pence is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Vanceburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynx
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lynx is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Cottageville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Tollesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Summit County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Blue Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moore ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moore is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- West Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bentonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bentonville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Rectorville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Burtonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Bradysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bradysville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Whippoorwill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Pleasureville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Foxport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Camp Dix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Garrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Dunkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
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 Fairmont Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairmont Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Manchester
- Vanceburg
- West Union
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Fairmont Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Fairmont Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #491884 (Fairmont Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #491884 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Concord
- Location given for Fairmont Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6475749 Lon: -83.4418553
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Lewis, 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 from Point A (ie- Fairmont 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. |
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