A visit to the Fairhill 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 Fairhill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairhill Cemetery:
39.9968, -75.1460
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairhill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairhill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County<2>.
The county seat for Philadelphia County is located in Philadelphia. Philadelphia lies just to the south southwest of the Fairhill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairhill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 36 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Fairhill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairhill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Peace Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Peace Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Peace Cemetery is located in Philadelphia.
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Palmer Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Palmer Burial Ground is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Burial Ground
- Belvue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Belvue Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue Cemetery
- New Cathedral Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The New Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cathedral Cemetery
- New Cathedral Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The New Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cathedral Cemetery
- Greenmount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Central Laurel Hill Cemetery
- North Laurel Hill Cemetery
- South Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45266 <5>
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Mikveh Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mikveh Israel Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikveh Israel Cemetery
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- Christ Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Franklins Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Franklins Grave is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Grave
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holy Redeemer Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Redeemer Cemetery
- St. Joachim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Joachim Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joachim Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias - Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44992 <5>
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Philadelphia National Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia National Cemetery
- The Philadelphia National Cemetery has also been known as:
- National Cemetery
- Chelten Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chelten Hills Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelten Hills Cemetery
- Leverington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Leverington Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverington Cemetery
- The Leverington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roxborough Cemetery
- Roxbrouugh Leverington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45934 <5>
- Westminster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Westminster Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Cemetery
- The Westminster Cemetery has also been known as:
- Westminister Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46614 <5>
- West Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Cathedral Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cathedral Cemetery
- Woodlands Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodlands Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlands Cemetery is located in Philadelphia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46665 <5>
- Old Camden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Camden Cemetery is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Camden Cemetery
- Arlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- The Arlington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arlington Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1610529 <5>
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adath Jeshurun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Adath Jeshurun Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adath Jeshurun Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Cedar Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Hills Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Har Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Fairhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairhill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wayne Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction
- Port Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Germantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Lindley Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lindley Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Station
- Tabor Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tabor Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Station
- Logan Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Logan Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Station
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Frankford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frankford is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Oxford Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
- Crescentville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescentville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- McCartersville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCartersville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartersville
- Tabor Junction ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tabor Junction is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Junction
- Lawton Station ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lawton Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Station
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
- Fern Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
- University City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Southwest Center City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
- Queen Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
- Ablett Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
- Wissinoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wissinoming is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wissinoming
- Allen Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
- Oak Lane Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Lane Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane Station
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Upsal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
- Pittville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
- Manayunk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
- Cynwyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd
- Bala - Cynwyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd
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 Fairhill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Philadelphia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bala - Cynwyd
- Philadelphia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fairhill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Philadelphia 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 Fairhill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1174438 (Fairhill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1174438 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: Philadelphia
- Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Philadelphia
- Location given for Fairhill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9967792 Lon: -75.1460103
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Philadelphia, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairhill 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. |
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