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:
36.0551, -86.2392
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 Wilson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilson County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Trigg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Greenvale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenvale Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Williams Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Family Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Watertown.
- The Williams Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484770 <5>
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Major Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Major Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Byran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Byran Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byran Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Lasater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lasater Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasater Cemetery
- Jarmen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jarmen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarmen Cemetery
- Jarmen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jarmen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarmen Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jennings Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Statesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2649375 <5>
- Grandstaff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Grandstaff Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandstaff Cemetery
- The Grandstaff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vaught - Grandstaff Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Doaks Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Cainsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Statesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Watertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Walterhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Auburntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Saulsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gladeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Compton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Round Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Leanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Shaver Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Leeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Colonial Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Possum Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Gassaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Belinda City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
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 Wilson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Auburntown
- Lebanon
- Liberty
- Watertown
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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Wilson 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 #1283994 (Fairview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1283994 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: Wilson
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Watertown
- Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0550598 Lon: -86.2391571
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Wilson, 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. |