A visit to the Fairplain 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 Fairplain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairplain Cemetery:
38.7559, -81.6874
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairplain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairplain Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the north northwest of the Fairplain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairplain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Fairplain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairplain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Webster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Casto - Crane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Southall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Southall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harpold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harpold Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpold Cemetery
- Easter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Given Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Given Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Given Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Siniaville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waybright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Waybright Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waybright Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Old Ripley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Ripley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley Cemetery
- McGraw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McGraw Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw Cemetery
- Grass Lick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Grass Lick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lick Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pantell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pantell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantell Cemetery
- Casto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Casto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casto 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 Fairplain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairplain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairplain
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Statts Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Ripley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kenna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Hereford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Kentuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Angerona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Flatwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flint Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Meadowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Sandyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Romance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Baden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Sigman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Zona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Liverpool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Odaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Millwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Paradise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Cicerone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Wilding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Fairplain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Fairplain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586176 (Fairplain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586176 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: Jackson
- Topo Map Name: Ripley
- Location given for Fairplain Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7559325 Lon: -81.687427
- 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 Jackson, 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- Fairplain 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. |