A visit to the Fairfax 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 Fairfax Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairfax Cemetery:
39.0473, -83.5883
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairfax Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairfax Cemetery is located in Highland County<2>.
The county seat for Highland County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Fairfax Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Fairfax Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairfax Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walker #2 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Walker #2 Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker #2 Cemetery
- Fenner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Fenner Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenner Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Storer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Storer Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storer Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Frazer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Frazer Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Knob Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Haigh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Haigh Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haigh Cemetery
- Belfast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Belfast Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast Cemetery
- Hastings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hastings Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Burba Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
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]<3> of the Fairfax Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairfax Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Folsom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Emerald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- May Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Berrysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Tranquility
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- North Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Fincastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seaman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Louden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Elmville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Youngsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Turkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Mowrystown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Harshasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Sinking Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Shackleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cherry Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Peebles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoagland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Locust Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Hollowtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
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 Fairfax Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Highland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairfax Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Fairfax Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Highland 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 Fairfax Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1806550 (Fairfax Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806550 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: Highland
- Est. Elev: 337 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belfast
- Location given for Fairfax Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0472898 Lon: -83.5882527
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Highland, 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- Fairfax 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. |