A visit to the Fairfield 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 Fairfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairfield Cemetery:
34.1596, -88.5987
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Tupelo. Tupelo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Fairfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Fairfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63338 <5>
- Palestine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Pettigrew - Ivy Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Orr - Patterson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- English Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Grey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Grey Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Bowlin Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kellys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williams - Hill Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plantersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Chapel Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chapel Cemetery
- Temples Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Temples Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temples Cemetery
- Nettleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Nettleton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60454 <5>
- Goodwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Shumpert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shumpert Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumpert Cemetery
- Whiteside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
- Hussey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hussey Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Nettleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plantersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Ballardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Shannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carolina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Abney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Mooreville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tupelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Wren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Wren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Mantachie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bissell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Okolona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Amory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ales ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Saltillo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hatley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Clay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
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 Fairfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amory
- Amory lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Fairfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amory.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amory
- Cotton Gin Port - Historic
- Fulton
- Okolona
- Tupelo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Fairfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Fairfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #708983 (Fairfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #708983 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Evergreen
- Location given for Fairfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1595524 Lon: -88.5986601
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Lee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairfield 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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