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A visit to the Fairmount 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 Fairmount Cemetery ...

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

34.6712, -99.9284

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

The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Harmon County<2>.

The county seat for Harmon County is located in Hollis. Hollis lies just to the north northeast of the Fairmount Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fairmount Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Fairmount Cemetery.<4>

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

  • #2 Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The #2 Cemetery is located in Harmon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for #2 Cemetery
  • Halsmith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Halsmith Cemetery is located in Harmon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsmith Cemetery
  • Bitter Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bitter Creek Cemetery is located in Harmon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Creek Cemetery
  • McKnight Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The McKnight Cemetery is located in Harmon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
  • Dodson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dodson Cemetery is located in Collingsworth County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dodson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Dodson (TX).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3261 <5>
  • Arlie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Arlie Cemetery is located in Childress County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlie Cemetery
  • Louis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Louis Cemetery is located in Harmon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Cemetery
  • Gould Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Gould Cemetery is located in Harmon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Cemetery
  • Tea Cross Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Tea Cross Cemetery is located in Harmon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Cross Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Harmon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Olympus - Lonie Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Olympus - Lonie Cemetery is located in Childress County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympus - Lonie Cemetery
    • The Olympus - Lonie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Olympus Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5827 <5>
  • Loco Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Loco Cemetery is located in Childress County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco Cemetery
    • The Loco Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Buck Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #926163 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Elba Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Elba Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Harmon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Russell Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
    • Wildcat Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wildcat Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Cemetery
    • Cave Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Cave Creek Cemetery is located in Harmon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek Cemetery
    • Independence Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Independence Cemetery is located in Harmon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
    • Langford Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Langford Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fairmount Cemetery.

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

  • Hollis
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Arnett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Arnett is located in Harmon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
  • Gould
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dodson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dodson is located in Collingsworth County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <6>
  • Sandy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sandy is located in Harmon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Arlie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Arlie is located in Childress County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlie
  • Louis ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Louis is located in Harmon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
  • Loco ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Loco is located in Childress County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
  • Vinson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Eldorado
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Duke
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • East Duke
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • East Duke is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Reed
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Reed is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Wellington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wellington is located in Collingsworth County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <6>
    • Kirkland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Childress
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Childress is located in Childress County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,902 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Childress <6>
    • Goodlett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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 Fairmount Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harmon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Childress
  • Duke
    • Duke lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Fairmount Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Duke.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Gould
  • Hollis
    • Hollis lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Fairmount Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hollis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
  • Kirkland
  • Mangum
    • Mangum lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Fairmount Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mangum.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
  • Newlin
  • Olustee
  • Quanah
    • Quanah lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Fairmount Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quanah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quanah
  • Wellington

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 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 Fairmount Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Harmon 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 Fairmount Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1092703  (Fairmount Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1092703 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: Harmon
      • Est. Elev: 496 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hollis
      • Location given for Fairmount Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.6711728     Lon: -99.928435
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Harmon, 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- Fairmount 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.