A visit to the Fairley 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 Fairley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairley Cemetery:
30.8896, -88.7803
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairley Cemetery is located in George County<2>.
The county seat for George County is located in Lucedale. Lucedale lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Fairley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Fairley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mixon - Mizelle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Sweetwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Byrd - Cowart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Fairley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
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- Howell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Pipkin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pipkin Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipkin Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Fairley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Pipkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pipkins Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipkins Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fairley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bexley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Lucedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McLain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Americus ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Agricola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hillman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Wade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Beaumont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Howell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Wiggins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leakesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hurley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- McHenry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Vancleave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wilmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wingate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Howison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- New Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saucier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Big Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big 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 Fairley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in George County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Leakesville
- Lucedale
- McHenry
- New Augusta
- Wiggins
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 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 Fairley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to George 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 Fairley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705304 (Fairley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705304 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: George
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avent
- Location given for Fairley Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8896327 Lon: -88.7803112
- 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 George, 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- Fairley 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. |