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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:

44.1179, -69.2214

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 Knox County<2>.

The county seat for Knox County is located in Rockland. Rockland lies just to the east 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Counce Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • South Warren Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The South Warren Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • The Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomaston Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Thomaston Village Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston Village Cemetery
    • The Thomaston Village Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Village Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90615 <5>
  • Post Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Post Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Cemetery
    • The Post Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Post Sunny View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90419 <5>
  • Achorn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tolman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Tolman Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolman Cemetery
  • Goshen Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Goshen Road Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Road Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goshen Road Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Waldoboro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2390920 <5>
  • Farnsworth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Farnsworth Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth Cemetery
  • New Rockville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • North Parish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Head of Bay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Head of Bay Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Bay Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
    • Seaview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Seaview Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Cemetery
    • Glen Cove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Samoset Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Samoset Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset Cemetery
    • Comery Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Comery Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comery Cemetery
    • Shuman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Shuman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuman Cemetery
    • Rural Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Rural Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Waldoboro.
      • The Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Benner Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312392 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.

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

  • Warren
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Warren Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Warren Station is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
  • Thomaston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cushing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • South Thomaston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Glen Cove is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • West Rockport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • South Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • South Hope is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
  • Waldoboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • South Waldoboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Saint George
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Saint George is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
    • Davis Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Long Cove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Long Cove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
    • Spruce Head
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Owls Head
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rockport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eugley Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • South Cushing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • South Cushing is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
    • Friendship
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Tenants Harbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Camden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Hope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Flanders Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner

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 Knox 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 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 Maine:
  • Pages specific to Knox 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 #566003  (Fairview Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #566003 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: Knox
      • Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Thomaston
      • Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.1178578     Lon: -69.2214334
      • 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 Maine's counties, including Knox, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.
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