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:
40.4590, -76.0287
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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Viewpoint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Viewpoint Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewpoint Cemetery
- Bern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bern Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern Cemetery
- Leesport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Birch Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Birch Hill Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hill Cemetery
- St. Michaels Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Bernville.
- The Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Northkill Churchyard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1498818 <5>
- Eplers Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Eplers Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eplers Church Cemetery
- The Eplers Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Epler's Reformed Church Cemetery
- Epler's United Church of Christ (UCC) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #258552 <5>
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Friedens Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friedens Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Shartlesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #342341 <5>
- Stump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stump Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Laureldale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Laureldale Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laureldale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laureldale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tuckerton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #205776 <5>
- St. Pauls Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gethsemane Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Laureldale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #308217 <5>
- Maidencreek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Maidencreek Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidencreek Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #217527 <5>
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Garfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Dauberville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dauberville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauberville
- Centerport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leesport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bernville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rickenbach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rickenbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickenbach
- Shoemakersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Ontelaunee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ontelaunee is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontelaunee
- Shartlesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Tuckerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckerton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Heidelberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Spring Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Ridge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
- Laureldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Temple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Temple is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Temple
- Georgetown Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Georgetown Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Windsor Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Schaefferstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Whitfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Wyomissing Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wyomissing Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing Hills
- Moselem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moselem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselem
- Ededburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Port Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Strausstown
(8 miles [12.9 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. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 #2487593 (Fairview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2487593 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: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bernville
- Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.459032 Lon: -76.028723
- 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 'point-to-point' 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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