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A visit to the Fairburn Cemetery ...


The location of the Fairburn Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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 Fairburn Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   43.6872°   (43° 41' 13")

Lon:   -103.1960°   (-103° 11' 45")

The Fairburn Cemetery is located in Custer County<2>.

The county seat for Custer County is located in Custer. Custer lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Fairburn Cemetery .

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 Fairburn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Custer County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Fairburn Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fairburn Cemetery.

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

    • Fairburn
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairburn
      • Fairburn is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairburn <4>
    • Hermosa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hayward ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
      • Hayward is located in Pennington County
    • Spokane ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spokane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
      • Spokane is located in Custer County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,237 people
    • Keystone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Oral
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral
      • Oral is located in Fall River County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oral <4>
    • Pringle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
      • Pringle is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pringle <4>
    • Rockerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Custer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hot Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Colonial Pine Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Pine Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Pine Hills
      • Colonial Pine Hills is located in Pennington County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Caputa
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Valley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
        • Green Valley is located in Pennington County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
      • Erskine
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erskine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine
        • Erskine is located in Fall River County
      • Hill City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
        • Hill City is located in Pennington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <4>
      • Smithwick
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Rapid Valley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
        • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
      • Rapid City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

    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 Fairburn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Custer County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Fairburn Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Buffalo Gap Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buffalo Gap Cemetery is located in Fall River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Gap Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Keystone.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Keystone Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97167 <7>
    • Hines Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hines Cemetery is located in Fall River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hines Cemetery
    • Rockerville Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Custer Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Custer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Custer Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Custer Cemetery
    • Pringle Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pringle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pringle Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pringle Cemetery
    • Hot Springs National Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hot Springs National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hot Springs National Cemetery is located in Fall River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hot Springs National Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Fall River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Fall River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Pine Lawn Memorial Park
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine Lawn Memorial Park is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Lawn Memorial Park
      • Larsen Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larsen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Larsen Cemetery is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larsen Cemetery
      • Mountain View Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Pennington County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Rapid City.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97276 <7>
      • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Smithwick Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smithwick Cemetery is located in Fall River County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithwick Cemetery
      • Horsehead Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horsehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Horsehead Cemetery is located in Fall River County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horsehead Cemetery

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

    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 Fairburn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1261657  (Fairburn Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1261657 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: Fairburn
      • County: Custer         Elev: 1028
      • Location given for GNIS #1261657 (Fairburn Cemetery)

    The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.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 South Dakota's counties, including Custer, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fairburn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6872, Longitude: -103.1960       In this case, the coordinates for the Fairburn Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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