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A visit to the Fairwater Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Fairwater Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairwater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairwater Cemetery

Lat:   44.0891°   (44° 5' 20")

Lon:   -92.0340°   (-92° 2' 2")

The Fairwater Cemetery is located in Winona County<2>.

The county seat for Winona County is located in Winona. Winona lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of the Fairwater Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Fairwater Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Berea Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berea Cemetery is located in Winona County
  • Whitewater Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitewater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitewater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitewater Cemetery is located in Winona County
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
  • Beaver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery
    • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Winona County
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Winona County
  • Hoosier Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoosier Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoosier Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoosier Ridge Cemetery is located in Winona County
  • Little Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Valley Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
  • Young Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Winona County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Winona County
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Winona County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Winona County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Winona County
    • St. Joachim Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joachim Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joachim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joachim Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Winona County
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
    • Sinclair Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sinclair Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sinclair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Winona County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Winona County
    • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Winona County
    • St. John Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Winona County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wabasha County

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 Fairwater Cemetery.

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

  • Elba
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Winona County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Altura
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altura have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
    • Altura is located in Winona County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altura <5>
  • Beaver ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Winona County
  • Saint Charles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Utica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Utica is located in Winona County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
  • Plainview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Wabasha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <5>
  • Dover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Olmsted County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
  • Lewiston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Winona County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <5>
  • Rollingstone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Minneiska
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Weaver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Weaver is located in Wabasha County
  • Elgin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Wabasha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <5>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Eyota
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyota
      • Eyota is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eyota <5>
    • Viola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Olmsted County
    • Buffalo City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
      • Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Saratoga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saratoga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
      • Saratoga is located in Winona County
    • Clyde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Winona County
    • Stockton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Cochrane
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
      • Cochrane is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
    • Minnesota City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota City
      • Minnesota City is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota City <5>
    • Troy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Winona County
    • Wyattville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyattville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
      • Wyattville is located in Winona County
    • Goodview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
      • Goodview is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
    • Fountain City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
      • Fountain City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
    • Kellogg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <5>

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 Fairwater Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winona County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairwater Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Fairwater Cemetery:

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 Fairwater Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #643524  (Fairwater Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #643524 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Elba
    • County: Winona         Elev: 231
    • Location given for GNIS #643524 (Fairwater Cemetery)

The official website for Winona County: www.co.winona.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Winona, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fairwater Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0891, Longitude: -92.0340       In this case, the coordinates for the Fairwater Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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