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A visit to the Fairdale Rural 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 Fairdale Rural Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairdale Rural Cemetery:

43.3247, -76.5408

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairdale Rural Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Fairdale Rural Cemetery is located in Oswego County<2>.

The county seat for Oswego County is located in Oswego. Oswego lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Fairdale Rural Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fairdale Rural Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Fairdale Rural Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hannibal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Hannibal Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal Cemetery
  • Hannibal Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Granby Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Granby Center Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Mosher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Mosher Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosher Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Irish Settlement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
  • Martville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Minetto Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Minetto Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetto Cemetery
  • Union Village Rural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Springbrook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Adnah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Van Buren Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Van Buren Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Rice Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rice Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Oswego.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65787 <5>
    • Merritt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Merritt Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Kingdom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kingdom Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Oswego.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65813 <5>

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] of the Fairdale Rural Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairdale Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Fairdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
  • Hannibal
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Granby Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
  • Furniss
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Furniss is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
  • Sterling Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
  • Bowens Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
  • Minetto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Sterling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
  • North Victory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
  • Southwest Oswego
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
  • Fulton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oswego Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ira
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • South Granby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Fair Haven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lysander
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Jacksonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
    • Mount Pleasant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Oswego
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Red Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Victory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Cato
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Little Utica
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Hinmansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
    • Drakes Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Drakes Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Corner

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 Fairdale Rural Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oswego County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Fairdale Rural Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Oswego 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 Fairdale Rural Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2542510  (Fairdale Rural Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2542510 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: Oswego
      • Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hannibal
      • Location given for Fairdale Rural Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.3247222     Lon: -76.5408333
      • 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 New York's counties, including Oswego, 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- Fairdale Rural 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.
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