A visit to the Fair View 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 Fair View Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fair View Cemetery:
39.6476, -79.7376
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fair View Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fair View Cemetery is located in Preston County<2>.
The county seat for Preston County is located in Kingwood. Kingwood lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Fair View Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fair View Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fair View Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fair View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blaney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blaney Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaney Cemetery
- Donaldson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Donaldson Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Jennewine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jennewine Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennewine Cemetery
- Zion Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zion Church Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Church Cemetery
- The Zion Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978550 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379879 <5>
- Forks of Cheat Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pierpont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pierpont Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Beech Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Run Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Run Cemetery
- Eden UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Eden UMC Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden UMC Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Lenox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lenox Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Cemetery
- Parnell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Parnell Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fair View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fair View Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Little Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Bruceton Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brandonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Cheat Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Masontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Glade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Clifton Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Canyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Brookhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Haydentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Lenox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Morris Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Reedsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elliottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Point Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arthurdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Albright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Morgantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kingwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Orr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orr is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Winstead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Dilliner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Westover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Fair View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Preston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fair View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandonville
- Kingwood
- Morgantown
- Point Marion
- Westover
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 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 Fair View Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Preston 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 Fair View Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538786 (Fair View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538786 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: Preston
- Est. Elev: 596 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bruceton Mills
- Location given for Fair View Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6475805 Lon: -79.7375527
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Preston, 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- Fair View 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. |