A visit to the Fairfield 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 Fairfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairfield Cemetery:
37.8779, -79.2923
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Fairfield Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Timber Ridge Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Cemetery
- Irish Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Irish Creek Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Creek Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clarks Mtn. Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
- Stony Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stony Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Steeles Tavern.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #552456 <5>
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Coffeytown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Haines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Haines Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines Cemetery
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- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Monmouth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The New Monmouth Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Monmouth Cemetery
- Old Monmouth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Monmouth Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Monmouth Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lexington City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158181 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lexington City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Market Place Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50176 <5>
- Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51912 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marlbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Brownsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Steeles Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Spottswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- East Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kerrs Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Forks of Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Craigsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Forge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
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.
- Goshen
- Greenville
- Lexington
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 Fairfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockbridge 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 Fairfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805978 (Fairfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805978 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: Rockbridge
- Est. Elev: 511 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownsburg
- Location given for Fairfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8779102 Lon: -79.2922563
- 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 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' (or 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- Fairfield 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. |