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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:

31.9568, -99.9870

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 Runnels County<2>.

The county seat for Runnels County is located in Ballinger. Ballinger lies 15 miles [24.1 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 18 miles [29 km] of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Northview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Northview Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pumphrey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pumphrey Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey Cemetery
  • Wilmeth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Wilmeth Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmeth Cemetery
  • Norton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Norton Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
  • Old Runnels Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Old Runnels Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Runnels Cemetery
  • Bluff Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Cemetery
  • Castleberry Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Castleberry Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry Cemetery
  • Crews Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Crews Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crews Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Winters.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3114 <5>
  • Counts Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Counts Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
  • Shep Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shep Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shep Cemetery
  • Maverick Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maverick Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maverick Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Norwood Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
    • Ft. Chadbourne Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Dewey Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dewey Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Cemetery
    • Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery is located in Coke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Fort Chadbourne.
      • The Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ft. Chadbourne Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2350087 <5>
    • Herring Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Herring Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Herring Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of Coleman.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4191 <5>
    • Midway Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Midway Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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:

  • Winters
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wingate
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Norton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Guion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Guion is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
  • Maverick ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maverick is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maverick
  • Ballinger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hylton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hylton is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton
  • Fort Chadbourne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fort Chadbourne is located in Coke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chadbourne
  • Bronte
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lawn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ovalo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Goldsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Talpa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuscola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rowena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Glen Cove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Novice
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Blackwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tennyson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo Gap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people

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 Runnels 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 helpful 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Runnels 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 #1335625  (Fairview Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1335625 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: Runnels
      • Est. Elev: 564 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Winters
      • Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9568121     Lon: -99.9870364
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Runnels, 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- 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.