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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:

45.1600, -98.5845

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 Spink County<2>.

The county seat for Spink County is located in Redfield. Redfield lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south 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 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
  • Ashton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Ashton Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Cemetery
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
  • Warner Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Warner Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Cemetery
  • United Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The United Cemetery is located in Faulk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • Devoe Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Devoe Cemetery is located in Faulk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devoe Cemetery
  • Richland Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
  • St. Herbert Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Herbert Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Herbert Cemetery
    • The St. Herbert Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kent Twp. Cemetery
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clifton Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Frankfort.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96881 <5>
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    • Cresbard Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Cresbard Cemetery is located in Faulk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresbard Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Faulk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
    • East Rondell Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The East Rondell Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rondell Cemetery
    • Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Aberdeen.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168870 <5>
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Redfield.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97062 <5>
    • St. Bernard Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fairview Cemetery.

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

  • Northville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mellette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mansfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chelsea
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chelsea is located in Faulk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Ashton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Brentford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Warner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Stratford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cresbard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Redfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Randolph
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Randolph is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Mina
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mina is located in Edmunds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
    • Mina has also been known as:
    • Cortland
    • Cortlandt
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mina <6>
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    • Rockham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Aberdeen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Miranda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Miranda is located in Faulk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
      • Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
    • Frankfort
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Conde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Powell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Powell is located in Edmunds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Turton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Verdon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Verdon is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
    • Bath Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bath Corner is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Corner
    • Bath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie Wood Village Addition
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Prairie Wood Village Addition is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Wood Village Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
    • Craven Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
    • Craven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Craven is located in Edmunds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
    • Wecota
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Spink 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Spink 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 #1254987  (Fairview Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1254987 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: Spink
      • Est. Elev: 395 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Northville
      • Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.1599757     Lon: -98.5845409
      • 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 South Dakota's counties, including Spink, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.