About Fairfield Cemetery
Fairfield Cemetery is a cemetery near Port Byron, Rock Island County, Illinois. It lies about 2.8 mi southwest of Port Byron. The grounds sit at about 738 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Eunice L. Boardman. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1967989. The nearest other listed cemetery is Pleasant Point Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Gibson - Bode Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ltd. in Port Byron, about 2.7 mi away. It is one of 56 cemeteries we list in Rock Island County, and 35 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Rock Island County dates to 1863. 3 of the 56 listings in Rock Island County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Port Byron. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fairfield Cemetery
- Eunice L. Boardman1926-2009Music educator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Fairfield Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
41.63436, -90.29720
What Fairfield Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Pleasant Point CemeteryPort Byron, ILCemetery2.0 mi
- Baker CemeteryPort Byron, ILCemetery2.0 mi
- Port Byron CemeteryPort Byron, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryPort Byron, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Cordova CemeteryPort Byron, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- Princeton City CemeteryLe Claire, IAMunicipal cemetery3.5 mi
- Schaefer Family CemeteryPort Byron, ILFamily cemetery3.5 mi
- Jacks CemeteryLe Claire, IACemetery3.6 mi
- Oak Ridge CemeteryLe Claire, IACemetery3.6 mi
- Zuma CemeteryPort Byron, ILCemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Fairfield Cemetery
- Gibson - Bode Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ltd.2.7 miFuneral home · Port Byron · (309) 523-3151
- RiverBend Cremation9.5 miCremation provider · Bettendorf · (563) 355-4433
- Sullivan-Ellis Mortuary9.7 miMortuary · East Moline · (309) 755-5271
- Quad Cities Cremation Center10 miCremation provider · Silvis · (309) 752-8336
- Schroder Mortuary Inc10 miMortuary · Silvis · (309) 755-2212
- GibsonFuneral Homes LTD11 miFuneral home · Erie · (309) 659-2500
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