About Fairlawn Cemetery
Fairlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Kentland, Newton County, Indiana. It lies about 1.3 mi north of Kentland. The grounds sit at about 702 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including George Ade, Warren T. McCray and Birdie Blye. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 434302. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Josephs Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Stitz-Clapper Funeral Home Kentland in Kentland, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 20 cemeteries we list in Newton County, and 20 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Kentland. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fairlawn Cemetery
Among them: 1 governor, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 journalist, 1 US representative, 1 writer.
- George Ade1866-1944American writer, newspaper columnist and playwright
- Warren T. McCray1865-1938Governor of Indiana
- Birdie Blye1871-1935American pianist
- Jethro A. Hatch1837-1912American politician
- Alice Chancellor1912-1985American engineer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Fairlawn 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
40.75225, -87.44363
What Fairlawn 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
- Saint Josephs CemeteryKentland, INCemetery0.1 mi
- Fleming CemeteryKentland, INCemetery4.5 mi
- Dehner CemeteryGoodland, INCemetery4.7 mi
- Pleasant Grove CemeteryKentland, INCemetery4.8 mi
- Blue Ridge CemeteryKentland, INCemetery5.1 mi
- Doran CemeteryKentland, INCemetery5.3 mi
- Earl Park CemeteryKentland, INCemetery5.4 mi
- Sumner CemeteryKentland, INCemetery5.4 mi
- Saint John the Baptist CemeteryFowler, INBaptist cemetery5.5 mi
- Buswell CemeteryKentland, INCemetery6.3 mi
Funeral homes near Fairlawn Cemetery
- Stitz-Clapper Funeral Home Kentland1.4 miFuneral home · Kentland · (219) 474-6161
- Gerts Funeral Home7.8 miFuneral home · Goodland · (219) 297-3583
- Gerts, Windler & Keller Funeral Homes & Cremation Services7.8 miFuneral home · Goodland
- Gerts Funeral Home8.9 miFuneral home · Brook · (219) 275-6161
- Gerts, Windler & Keller Funeral Homes11 miFuneral home · Fowler · (765) 884-0110
- Knapp Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Watseka · (815) 432-2406
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