A visit to the Fairmont City 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 Fairmont City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairmont City Cemetery:
39.4893, -80.1329
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairmont City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairmont City Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Fairmont. Fairmont lies just to the west southwest of the Fairmont City Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Fairmont City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairmont City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pitcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Snoderly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Snoderly Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoderly Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Barrackville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barrackville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville Cemetery
- Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale Wesleyan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prickett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Prickett Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prickett Cemetery
- Hawkinberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hawkinberry Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinberry Cemetery
- Ministers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ministers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ministers Cemetery
- Freeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- Shavers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shavers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavers Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Linns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Linns Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linns Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Nuzum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nuzum Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuzum Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #817856 <5>
- Hood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Hoodsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hoodsville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville Cemetery
- Barb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Barb Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barb Cemetery
- Gilboa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilboa Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa Cemetery
- Davis Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Ridge Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Hayhurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hayhurst Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayhurst Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Fairmont City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairmont City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairmont
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Palatine
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Garden Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Watson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Pleasant Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Barrackville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Colfax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Mount Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Rivesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Monongah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Hoodsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Whitehall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Hammond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Grant Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Smithtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Katy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Helens Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Eldora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Worthington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Arnettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
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 Fairmont City Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairmont City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Fairmont City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Fairmont City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1718132 (Fairmont City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1718132 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 321 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairmont West
- Location given for Fairmont City Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4892514 Lon: -80.1328553
- 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 Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairmont City 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. |
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