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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. 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 Fairview Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairview 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 Fairview Cemetery

Lat:   46.2702°   (46° 16' 12")

Lon:   -96.6170°   (-96° 37' 1")

The Fairview Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.

The county seat for Richland County is located in Wahpeton. Wahpeton lies just to the east of the Fairview Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wahpeton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101793 <5>
  • Bohemian National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian National Cemetery
    • The Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bohemian National Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Wahpeton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101759 <5>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Wahpeton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102338 <5>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wilkin County (MN)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 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 Wilkin County (MN)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Wahpeton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102181 <5>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Wilkin County (MN)
  • Faith Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Faith Lutheran Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Dwight.
    • The Faith Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dwight Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186918 <5>
  • Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Wahpeton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355045 <5>
  • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • McCauleyville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCauleyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCauleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCauleyville Cemetery is located in Wilkin County (MN)
  • Saint Paul's Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Paul's Cemetery
    • The Saint Paul's Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Paul's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Mooreton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192129 <5>
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    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Wahpeton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102465 <5>
    • Sticklestad Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sticklestad Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sticklestad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sticklestad Cemetery is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Bethany Free Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Anthonys Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Anthonys Cemetery
      • The Saint Anthonys Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Anthonys Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Mooreton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2384603 <5>
    • Divet Farm Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Divet Farm Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Divet Farm Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Divet Farm Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Divet Farm Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Mooreton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548799 <5>
    • Zion United Methodist Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Great Bend.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102657 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.

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

  • Wahpeton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Breckenridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dwight
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Dwight is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Doran
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
    • Doran is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Fairview Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
    • Fairview Junction is located in Richland County
  • Great Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Galchutt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
    • Galchutt is located in Richland County
  • Mooreton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Abercrombie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairmount
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Childs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
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    • Foxhome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
      • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Oswald
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oswald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
      • Oswald is located in Richland County
    • Campbell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Tenney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
      • Tenney is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
    • Mantador
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Colfax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Barney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hankinson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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 Richland County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Fairview 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 Fairview Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1028927  (Fairview Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1028927 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: Wahpeton
    • County: Richland         Elev: 295
    • Location given for GNIS #1028927 (Fairview Cemetery)

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 Dakota's counties, including Richland, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fairview Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2702, Longitude: -96.6170       In this case, the coordinates for the Fairview 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>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>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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