A visit to the Fairview Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Fairview Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fairview Cemetery (FG ID #64494)
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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairview Cemetery
Lat: 42.7079° (42° 42' 28")
Lon: -73.9980° (-73° 59' 52")
The cemetery is located in Albany County<3>.
As an estimate, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Altamont.
The county seat for Albany County is located in Albany. Albany lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east southeast of the Fairview Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 39 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Severson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Van Aernam Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lainhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westfall Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Princetown Reform Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- The Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Rotterdam.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258554 <1>
- Schenectady Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Snyder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thompson's Lake Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stephen Hungerford Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ostrander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wagner Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saddlemire Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Knox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Knox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Agudat Achim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beth Israel Lower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Free Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Workmens Circle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beth Israel Upper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Viewland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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.
- Altamont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <8>
- Meadowdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fullers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fullers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fullers
- From the Fairview Cemetery to Fullers
- Hartmans Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Guilderland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Voorheesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rotterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotterdam
- Rotterdam is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rotterdam <8>
- Princetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westmere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmere have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Duane Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- New Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lisha Kill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schenectady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duanesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duanesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Berne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slingerlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rynex Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colonie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
- Colonie is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <8>
- Scotia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Scotia is located in Schenectady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <8>
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roessleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roessleville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roessleville
- Roessleville is located in Albany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roessleville <8>
- Niskayuna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delanson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Feura Bush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmar have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Delmar is located in Albany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <8>
- Mariaville Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Mariaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Albany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Colonie
- Delmar
- Schenectady
- Scotia
- Voorheesville
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 Fairview Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Albany 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 Fairview Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #949832 (Fairview Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #949832 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: Voorheesville
- County: Albany Elev: 134
- Location given for GNIS #949832 (Fairview Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #64494
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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- ) 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: 42.7079, Longitude: -73.9980 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<7> | 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. |
<8> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |