Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Fairfield (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fairfield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Cemeteries Near Fairfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairfield.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.

• Holy Cross Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81077 <1>
• Cedar Hill Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80828 <1>
• Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81209 <1>
• St. Stanislaus Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81603 <1>
• Hebrew Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Swartz Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swartz Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swartz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Oheb Shalom Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oheb Shalom Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oheb Shalom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Paul Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Martha Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martha Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hebrew Friendship Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Friendship Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery
    • Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #B-5060 <3>
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #BA-2076 <3>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Fairfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairfield.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.

• Curtis Bay
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
  • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
• Colgate Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colgate Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate Creek
  • Colgate Creek is located in Baltimore City
• Clifford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
  • Clifford is located in Baltimore City
• Pumphrey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
  • Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
• Turner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Baltimore County
• Canton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Baltimore City
• Mount Winans
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Winans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Winans
  • Mount Winans is located in Baltimore City
• Linthicum
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linthicum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
  • Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
• Shipley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
  • Shipley is located in Anne Arundel County
• Baltimore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Orangeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
• Claremont ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Baltimore City
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  • Cromwell ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Cromwell is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Glen Burnie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Burnie
    • Glen Burnie is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Burnie <5>
  • Sparrows Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparrows Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
    • Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairfield.

Newspapers Published in Fairfield ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 560 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairfield, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fairfield:

• Websites specific to Maryland
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maryland State Archives

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maryland
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maryland

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/