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:
34.4215, -88.8417
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 Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in New Albany. New Albany lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west 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 22 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.
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Jones Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ellistown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ellistown Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunlap Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Mound City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59062 <5>
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Old Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McNeil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McNeil Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil Cemetery
- Birmingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Birmingham Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Huckleberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Huckleberry Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckleberry Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The House Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- McWhorter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McWhorter Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill 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:
- Ellistown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Blue Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jug Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Sherman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Mound City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Boggan Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Corrona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Cherry Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Saltillo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Molino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Guntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ecru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Indian Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Ingomar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Bissell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Glenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Tupelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Geeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Dumas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Fairfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- New Albany
- Tupelo
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 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 Union 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 #706097 (Fairfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706097 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ellistown
- Location given for Fairfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4214914 Lon: -88.8417251
- 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 Union, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |