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A visit to the Fairfield Cemetery ...


The location of the Fairfield Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- 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 Fairfield Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   37.8779°   (37° 52' 40")

Lon:   -79.2923°   (-79° 17' 32")

The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County<2>.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fairfield Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Rockbridge 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 Fairfield 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 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairfield Cemetery.

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

    • Fairfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
    • Marlbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
      • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
    • Brownsburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Steeles Tavern
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
    • Spottswood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
      • Spottswood is located in Augusta County
    • Alto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Amherst County
    • Newport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Augusta County
    • East Lexington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
      • East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
    • Lexington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Buena Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
    • Greenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Middlebrook
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Goshen
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Forks of Buffalo
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
        • Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
      • Craigsville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo Forge
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
        • Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
      • Allwood
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
        • Allwood is located in Amherst County
      • Sandidges
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandidges have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
        • Sandidges is located in Amherst County
      • Lowesville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

    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 Fairfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockbridge County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Fairfield Cemetery.<5>

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

    • McDowell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDowell Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
    • Spring Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Timber Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timber Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Timber Ridge Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timber Ridge Cemetery
    • Irish Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irish Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Irish Creek Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irish Creek Cemetery
    • New Providence Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Providence Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
    • Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clarks Mtn. Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
    • Stony Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stony Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stony Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stony Hill Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Coffeytown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Coffeytown Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Coffeytown Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffeytown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2654677 <6>
    • Grant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grant Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Haines Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haines Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haines Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Mt. Herman Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Augusta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Herman Cemetery
      • Immanuel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
      • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Nelson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery
      • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery
      • New Monmouth Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Monmouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Monmouth Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Monmouth Cemetery
      • Old Monmouth Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Monmouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Monmouth Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Monmouth Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lexington City
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lexington.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Presbyterian Cemetery
        • Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158181 <6>
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lexington City
        • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
        • New Market Place Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50176 <6>
      • Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • The Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is located in Rockbridge County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51912 <6>

    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 Fairfield Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1805978  (Fairfield Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1805978 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: Brownsburg
      • County: Rockbridge         Elev: 511
      • Location given for GNIS #1805978 (Fairfield Cemetery)

    The official website for Rockbridge County: www.co.rockbridge.va.us/

    The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Virginia's counties, including Rockbridge, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fairfield Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8779, Longitude: -79.2923       In this case, the coordinates for the Fairfield 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>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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