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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:

42.0312, -80.2681

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 Erie County<2>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Erie. Erie lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east 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 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Ruhl Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Ruhl Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruhl Cemetery
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Francis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Francis Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Golden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Golden Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Valley Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dunn Valley Cemetery
    • Tallmadge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46556 <5>
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
  • Salsbury Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Salsbury Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Randall Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Randall Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Randall Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Albion.
      • The Randall Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Randall / Valley Cemetery
      • Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976564 <5>
    • Erie Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Erie Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Erie Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Erie.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44764 <5>
    • Brock Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sharpes Corners Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sharpes Corners Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Corners Cemetery
      • The Sharpes Corners Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sharpe Cemetery
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • Cottage Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherrod Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Sherrod Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Hill Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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:

  • Borough of Fairview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Avonia
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Avonia is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonia
  • Girard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Girard is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
  • Lake City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake City is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Little Elk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Little Elk is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
  • Francis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Francis is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Cross
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Platea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Platea is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Franklin Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • West Millcreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Millcreek is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millcreek
  • Lakewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakewood is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • East Springfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cranesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kearsarge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Kearsarge is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
    • Albion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Erie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Erie is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <6>
    • Cherry Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Edinboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Keepville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Keepville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
    • Crossingville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Crossingville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville

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 Erie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Albion
    • Albion lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Fairview Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albion.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Conneaut
  • Erie
    • Erie lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Fairview Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Girard
    • Girard lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Fairview Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Girard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Waterford

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 professional and volunteer 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 Erie 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 #1174507  (Fairview Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1174507 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: Erie
      • Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fairview
      • Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0311678     Lon: -80.2681189
      • 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 Erie, 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.