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:
35.7443, -81.3679
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 Catawba County<2>.
The county seat for Catawba County is located in Newton. Newton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Winklers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liberty Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ridgeview Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Cemetery
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Robinson Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Robinson Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- New Vision Baptist Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Hickory.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144904 <5>
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
- Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brookford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brookford Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford Cemetery
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202849 <5>
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Catawba Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Long View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Hickory
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Viewmont
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Northlakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Hildebran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Sweetwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- North Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Concord ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Rhodhiss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Brook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Icard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Stephens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Granite Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Advent Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Fairgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Bethlehem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Sawmills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Propst Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Rhoney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Startown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Conover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rutherford College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Connelly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Catawba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Granite Falls
- Hickory
- Rhodhiss
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 helpful 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Catawba 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 #984910 (Fairview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #984910 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: Catawba
- Est. Elev: 339 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hickory
- Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7442987 Lon: -81.3678652
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Catawba, 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' (or 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |