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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairview Cemetery

Lat:   40.2406°   (40° 14' 26")

Lon:   -76.1477°   (-76° 8' 51")

The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.

The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Fairview Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Reams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reams Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
    • The Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Blainsport.
    • The Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Blainsport Cemetery
    • Blainsport Meetinghouse Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193208 <5>
  • Blainsport Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Bowman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gross Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Hopeland UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopeland UMC Cemetery
    • The Hopeland UMC Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopeland UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hopeland.
    • The Hopeland UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hopeland Brethren Church Cemetery
    • Hopeland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154417 <5>
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Metzler Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Conestoga Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wyomissing Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Hains Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hains Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hains Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Conrad Weiser Gravesite
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conrad Weiser Gravesite
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conrad Weiser Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Conrad Weiser Gravesite is located in Berks County
    • United Evangelical Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Evangelical Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Evangelical Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The United Evangelical Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Womelsdorf Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Womelsdorf Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Womelsdorf Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Womelsdorf Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Horst Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horst Cemetery
      • The Horst Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
      • The Horst Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Snavely Cemetery
    • Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery
      • The Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brunnerville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244036 <5>
    • Shirk Reformed Mennonite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allegheny Union Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allegheny Union Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Sinking Spring Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sinking Spring Cemetery
      • The Sinking Spring Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • The Sinking Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #543710 <5>
    • Heidelberg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heidelberg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heidelberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heidelberg Cemetery is located in Berks County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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.

  • Denver
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Denver is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <6>
  • Stevens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Reamstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Blainsport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
    • Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
  • Ephrata
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Adamstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
    • Adamstown is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
    • Adamstown has also been known as:
    • Adamschteddel
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <6>
  • Cocalico
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
    • Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
  • Clay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Lancaster County
  • Red Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
    • Red Run is located in Lancaster County
  • Hinkletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
    • Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
  • Hopeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
    • Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
  • Terre Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terre Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Hill
    • Terre Hill is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Hill <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Phoebe Berks Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoebe Berks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebe Berks Village
      • Phoebe Berks Village is located in Berks County
    • Wernersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Robesonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stricklerstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
      • Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
    • Brunnerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rothsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsville
      • Rothsville is located in Lancaster County
    • Womelsdorf
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Brownstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
      • Brownstown is located in Lancaster County
    • Weaverland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weaverland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
      • Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
    • Newmanstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmanstown
      • Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmanstown <6>
    • Alleghenyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
      • Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
    • Sheridan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheridan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
    • Schaefferstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Poplar Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
      • Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
    • Brickerville
      (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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster 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 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:

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 #1168005  (Fairview Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1168005 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ephrata
    • County: Lancaster         Elev: 151
    • Location given for GNIS #1168005 (Fairview Cemetery)

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Lancaster, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fairview Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2406, Longitude: -76.1477       In this case, the coordinates for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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