A visit to the Fairview 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 Fairview Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fairview Cemetery (FG ID #44808).
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:
40.5789, -76.6355
The Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Williamstown.
The cemetery is located in Dauphin County<2>.
The county seat for Dauphin County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sattazahn Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gods Missionary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union-Salem Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Moravian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Church Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- Donaldson Community Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Dayton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Williamstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lykens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tower City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gratz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Erdman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Mine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Klingerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rough and Ready
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loyalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Green Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hegins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Suedberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Joliett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Keffers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leck Kill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pillow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berrysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lickdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irving
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beuchler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Dauphin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabethville
- Lykens
- Pillow
- Tower City
- Valley View
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 Dauphin 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #44808
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1174484 (Fairview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1174484 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: Dauphin
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lykens
- Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.57842 Lon: -76.6352425
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Dauphin, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |