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A visit to the Fairview 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 Fairview Cemetery ...

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

35.1887, -96.3006

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

The Fairview Cemetery is located in Hughes County<2>.

The county seat for Hughes County is located in Holdenville. Holdenville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Fairview Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fairview Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wewoka Indian Methodist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Yeager Oakhill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wisner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wisner Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Cemetery
  • Harjo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Harjo Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harjo Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Holdenville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329481 <5>
  • Barnett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Barnett Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
  • South Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wetumka Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McCaybe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The McCaybe Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaybe Cemetery
  • Wetumka Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wetumka Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumka Cemetery
  • Salt Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
  • Buchner Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Holdenville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Thlopthlocco Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Thlopthlocco Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thlopthlocco Cemetery
    • Butner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Butner Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butner Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • McMahan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The McMahan Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
    • Sand Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Okemah and Wetumka.  The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Wetumka.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99522 <5>
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • Jacobs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
    • Shawnego Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shawnego Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnego Cemetery
    • Cedar River Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cedar River Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar River Cemetery
    • Lamar Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lamar Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Yeager
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Yeager is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Wetumka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Horntown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Horntown is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Holdenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wewoka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lamar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bearden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Weleetka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Spaulding
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Spaulding is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Cromwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Clearview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Atwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Okemah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dustin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Dustin is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Lima
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lima is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Pharoah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
    • Seminole
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Castle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Sasakwa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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 Hughes County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Atwood
  • Boley
    • Boley lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Fairview Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
  • Calvin
  • Castle
    • Castle lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Fairview Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Castle.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
  • Clearview
  • Dustin
    • Dustin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Fairview Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dustin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
  • Hanna
  • Lima
    • Lima lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Fairview Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Okemah
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Seminole
    • Stuart
      • Stuart lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Fairview Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stuart.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
    • Weleetka
    • Wetumka
    • Wewoka
      • Wewoka lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Fairview Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wewoka.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewoka

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Hughes 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 Fairview Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1092709  (Fairview Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1092709 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: Hughes
      • Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Yeager
      • Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.1886972     Lon: -96.3005635
      • 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 Hughes, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairview 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Okemah and Wetumka. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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