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:
40.4028, -79.7699
The Fairview Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<1>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fairview Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Restland Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Restland Memorial Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Memorial Park
- Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Churchill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Churchill Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill Cemetery
- Holy Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Penn Lincoln Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pennsylvania Lincoln Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Brush Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- William Penn Gardens of Remembrance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Braddock Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monongahela Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Braddock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Braddock Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Cemetery
- Temple Sinai Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sons of Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beth Jacob Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Jacob Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Laird Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Pitcairn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Monroeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilmerding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East McKeesport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Versailles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chalfant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chalfant is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- North Braddock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Pittsburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Duquesne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Riverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- White Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Larimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murrysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
- Forest Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
- Kennywood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McKeesport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Universal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Braddock Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Braddock Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,772 people
- Rankin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Braddock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Duquesne
- McKeesport
- Monroeville
- Murrysville
- Turtle Creek
- Wilmerding
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 Fairview Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Allegheny 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 #1174482 (Fairview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1174482 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: Allegheny
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Braddock
- Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4025688 Lon: -79.7697684
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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