A visit to the Fairmount 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 Fairmount Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fairmount Cemetery (FG ID #90967).
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 Fairmount Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairmount Cemetery:
42.2086, -70.9208
The Fairmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Weymouth.
The cemetery is located in Norfolk County<2>.
The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Fairmount Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairmount Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Fairmount Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairmount Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- High Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hill Cemetery
- North Weymouth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plain Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pond Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Stockbridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stockbridge Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Fairmount Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairmount Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Weymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Weymouth Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Weymouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Accord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Weymouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Hingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Hingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Quincy Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Braintree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Abington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Beechwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Cohasset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kenberma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- North Scituate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Cohasset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- Bayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Hull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Norfolk Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wollaston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Quincy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Fairmount Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norfolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairmount Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braintree
- Cohasset
- Hingham
- Holbrook
- Hull
- North Scituate
- Quincy
- Randolph
- Rockland
- Weymouth
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 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 Fairmount Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Norfolk 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 Fairmount Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #90967
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #600614 (Fairmount Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600614 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: Norfolk
- Est. Elev: 19 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weymouth
- Location given for Fairmount Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2084335 Lon: -70.9203232
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, 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- Fairmount 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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