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A visit to the Fair Oaks 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 Fair Oaks Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fair Oaks Cemetery (FG ID #38758).

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 Fair Oaks Cemetery ...

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

43.4152, -123.2197

The Fair Oaks Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Roseburg. Roseburg lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Fair Oaks Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fair Oaks Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Fair Oaks Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sutherlin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Sutherlin Cemetery is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin Cemetery
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Harvey Cemetery is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
  • Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Reason - Reed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Reason - Reed Cemetery is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reason - Reed Cemetery
  • Harris Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Harris Family Cemetery is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Family Cemetery
  • Metz Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Metz Hill Cemetery is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz Hill Cemetery
  • Otey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Otey Cemetery is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otey Cemetery
  • Wilbur Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wilbur Cemetery is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Cemetery
  • Hurst Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Hurst Family Cemetery is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Family Cemetery
  • Oak Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Creek Cemetery is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Cemetery
  • Tyee View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Tyee View Cemetery is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyee View Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fair Oaks Cemetery.

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

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 Fair Oaks Cemetery. The following communities are located in Douglas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fair Oaks 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 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 Fair Oaks Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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 Fair Oaks Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38758

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1132906  (Fair Oaks Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1132906 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: Douglas
      • Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Nonpareil
      • Location given for Fair Oaks Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.4151188     Lon: -123.2206281
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Douglas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fair Oaks 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.