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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 ...

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

Lat:   37.2888°   (37° 17' 19")

Lon:   -79.9920°   (-79° 59' 31")

As an estimate, the Fairview Cemetery is located in Roanoke.

Name Variations for Fairview Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Fairview Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<1> of the Fairview Cemetery.<2>

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

  • Cedar Lawn Burial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lawn Burial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Lawn Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Lawn Burial Park is located in Roanoke City
  • Loury Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Loury Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
  • Memorial Bridge Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Bridge Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Bridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memorial Bridge Park is located in Roanoke City
  • Peters Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peters Creek Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
  • Harris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Salem City
  • Sherwood Burial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Burial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Springwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Springwood Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
  • Jonathan Tosh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonathan Tosh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonathan Tosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jonathan Tosh Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
  • East Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
  • James E Day Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James E Day Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James E Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The James E Day Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
  • City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The City Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Old Lick Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Lick Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Richard Carver Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richard Carver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richard Carver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richard Carver Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens is located in Roanoke City
    • West Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Church Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
    • Hackett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hackett Cemetery is located in Salem City
    • Tombstone Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tombstone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tombstone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tombstone Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Obenchain Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Obenchain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Obenchain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Obenchain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of the Fairview Cemetery.

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

  • Sunset Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Sunset Village is located in Salem City
  • Roanoke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Buena Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
  • Hanging Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Salem City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
  • Cave Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hollins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
    • Hollins is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollins <5>
  • Garden City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
  • Vinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
    • Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
  • Apple Tree Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
    • Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
  • Runaway Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runaway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
    • Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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 .

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 first visit 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:

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 #1478578  (Fairview Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1478578 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: Roanoke
    • County: Roanoke (city)         Elev: 335
    • Location given for GNIS #1478578 (Fairview Cemetery)

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 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: 37.2888, Longitude: -79.9920    
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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