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A visit to the Fairmont Cemetery ...


The location of the Fairmont Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Fairmont Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairmont Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairmont Cemetery

Lat:   40.6395°   (40° 38' 22")

Lon:   -97.5692°   (-97° 34' 9")

The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Fillmore County<2>.

The county seat for Fillmore County is located in Geneva. Geneva lies just to the south of the Fairmont Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Fairmont Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Fillmore County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Fairmont Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fairmont Cemetery.

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

    • Fairmont
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Exeter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
    • McCool Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Geneva
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Grafton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lushton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lushton
      • Lushton is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Bixby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Bixby is located in Fillmore County
    • Cordova
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Milligan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Friend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Strang
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strang have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang
      • Strang is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strang <4>
    • Sutton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Ohiowa
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • York
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Henderson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Shickley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Crossing
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Waco
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Tobias
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradshaw
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Saronville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saronville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saronville
        • Saronville is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saronville <4>
      • Bruning
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Stockham
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
        • Stockham is located in Hamilton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people

    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 Fairmont Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fillmore County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Fairmont Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Horton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grafton Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100785 <6>
    • Geneva Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Exeter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • McCool Junction Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Holoch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lushton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilmore Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chelsea Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Turkey Creek Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mennonite Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in York County
        • The Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Buller Cemetery
        • Siebert - Buller Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100435 <6>
      • Bohemian Brethren Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Free German Reformed Salem Church Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
        • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Turkey Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173392 <6>
      • Zastrow Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The Zastrow Cemetery is located in Seward County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zastrow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Cordova.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zastrow Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101652 <6>
      • Knob Hill Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Vernon Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

    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 Fairmont Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #829217  (Fairmont Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #829217 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: Fairmont
      • County: Fillmore         Elev: 501
      • Location given for GNIS #829217 (Fairmont Cemetery)

    The official website for Fillmore County: www.fillmorecounty.org/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    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 Nebraska's counties, including Fillmore, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fairmont Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6395, Longitude: -97.5692       In this case, the coordinates for the Fairmont Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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