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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:

40.2984, -75.9699

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 Berks County<2>.

The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies just to the northeast 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Yocums Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Yocums Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocums Cemetery
  • St. Stephens Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bernardine Sisters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Bernardine Sisters Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardine Sisters Cemetery
    • The Bernardine Sisters Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184478 <5>
  • Wyomissing Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shomre Habrith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Kesher Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Kesher Zion Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesher Zion Cemetery
    • The Kesher Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kesher Zion Congregation Memorial Grounds
    • Kisher Zion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #348729 <5>
  • Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Weidman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Weidman Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Weidman Cemetery is located in West Lawn.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2441666 <5>
  • Sinking Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sinking Spring Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring Cemetery
    • The Sinking Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Johns Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #543710 <5>
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old)
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old) is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old)
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old) with the Fairview Cemetery and the .
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164361 <5>
    • Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Allegheny Union Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
      • The Allegheny Union Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Allegheny Union Cemetery (New)
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Allegheny Union Church Cemetery with the Fairview Cemetery and the .
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266315 <5>
    • Alleghenyville Mennonite Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Forest Hills Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Cemetery
    • Aulenbach's Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Charles Evans Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Fairview Cemetery.

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

  • Shillington
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mohnton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Deerfield Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Deerfield Village is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
  • Kenhorst
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wyomissing Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Wyomissing Hills is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing Hills
  • Angelica
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Angelica is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Freemanville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Freemanville is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
  • Millmont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Millmont is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
  • West Lawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • West Wyomissing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyomissing
  • West Reading
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyomissing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tallowyck
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Tallowyck is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
    • Spring Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Flying Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Flying Hills is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
    • Reading
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitfield is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Sinking Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alleghenyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
    • Mount Penn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beckersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Beckersville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
    • Gibraltar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Gibraltar is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
    • Brice Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Brice Village is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Village
    • Reiffton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Reiffton is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffton
    • Saint Lawrence
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Saint Lawrence is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
    • Phoebe Berks Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Phoebe Berks Village is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebe Berks Village

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. The following communities are located in Berks County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Berks 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 #1174477  (Fairview Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1174477 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: Berks
      • Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Reading
      • Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.2984257     Lon: -75.9699345
      • 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 Berks, 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- 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.
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