A visit to the Fairbanks Family 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 Fairbanks Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairbanks Family Cemetery:
43.7597, -91.4474
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairbanks Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairbanks Family Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Caledonia. Caledonia lies just to the south southwest of the Fairbanks Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairbanks Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Fairbanks Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairbanks Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hargreaves Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Vix Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vix Cemetery
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery
- Ruff Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ruff Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff Family Cemetery
- Loretta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Loretta Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta Cemetery
- Looney Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- First Swedish Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swenson & Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swede Bottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Swede Bottom Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Bottom Cemetery
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Ridge Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- West Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The West Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Family Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Immanuel German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Old Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Ridge Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ridge Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Lutheran Cemetery is located
- Convent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Convent Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convent Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sheldon Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairbanks Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairbanks Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hokah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- La Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Money Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- Nodine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nodine is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- North La Crosse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- French Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- Dakota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dakota is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Grand Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Yucatan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Reno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reno is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Stoddard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Onalaska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Willington Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Brice Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Rushford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Rushford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Spring Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Holmen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Lamoille
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lamoille is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Bratsberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
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 Fairbanks Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairbanks Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Caledonia
- Hokah
- Holmen
- Holmen lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Fairbanks Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holmen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Houston
- La Crescent
- La Crosse
- Onalaska
- Rushford
- Spring Grove
- Stoddard
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 Fairbanks Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Fairbanks Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2050403 (Fairbanks Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2050403 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mound Prairie
- Location given for Fairbanks Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7596892 Lon: -91.4473622
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Houston, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairbanks Family 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |