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:
43.7311, -93.0496
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 Freeborn County<2>.
The county seat for Freeborn County is located in Albert Lea. Albert Lea lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moscow Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Austin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82974 <5>
- Lansing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lansing Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing Cemetery
- Red Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Udolpho Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Udolpho Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udolpho Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Austin.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- St. Augustines Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #264295 <5>
- Hollandale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hollandale Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Cemetery
- Oakland Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kennevan Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grand View Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Brownsdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81990 <5>
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Rose Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Creek Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Waltham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Waltham Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham Cemetery
- The Waltham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waltham Trinity Luthern Cemetery
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]<3> of the Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mapleview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollandale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blooming Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Varco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Varco is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Brownsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waltham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hayward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Myrtle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sargeant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- London is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Rose Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Renova ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Hayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Ellendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albert Lea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- River Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
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 Freeborn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albert Lea
- Austin
- Blooming Prairie
- Brownsdale
- Dexter
- Ellendale
- Glenville
- Hayfield
- Lyle
- Lyle lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Fairview Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Fairview Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Freeborn 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 #1817613 (Fairview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1817613 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: Freeborn
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Austin West
- Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7310729 Lon: -93.0496401
- 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 Freeborn, 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 things 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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