A visit to the Fairview 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 Fairview Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairview Cemetery:
38.9307, -80.4845
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Weston. Weston lies just to the north of the Fairview Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairview Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Fairview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rhodes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Rockford - Pletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Post Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Post Chapel Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Chapel Cemetery
- Morrison Hull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glady Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Glady Fork Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady Fork Cemetery
- Middle Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Middle Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Run Cemetery
- Rexroad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rexroad Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexroad Cemetery
- Brownsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brownsville Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville Cemetery
- Harrison Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Orlando Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orlando Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Orlando.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979009 <5>
- Fisher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- Heater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Heater Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heater Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heater Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Burnsville.
- The Heater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heater - Posey Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2504948 <5>
- Casto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Casto Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casto Cemetery
- Chop Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Chop Fork Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chop Fork Cemetery
- Knawl Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Knawl Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl Creek Cemetery
- Beechtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Beechtown Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechtown Cemetery
- Horner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Weston Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- The Peterson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jackson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7953 <5>
- Old Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairview Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alkires Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Crawford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Cox Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Orlando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Knawl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Frenchton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Garton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Abbott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Smith Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Duffy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Camden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Wilsontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Rock Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Hoover Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Napier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Falls Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Adrian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Alum Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Valley Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Westfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
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 Fairview Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Fairview Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Fairview Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538800 (Fairview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538800 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 362 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roanoke
- Location given for Fairview Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.930652 Lon: -80.4845342
- 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 Lewis, 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 from Point A (ie- Fairview 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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