About Fairlawn Cemetery
Fairlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Stamford, Greene County, New York. It lies about 11 mi northwest of Stamford. The grounds sit at about 1,191 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Wilhelm Magnus and William Gayley Simpson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 949816. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lower Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Miller Funeral Home in Roxbury, about 6.8 mi away. It is one of 107 cemeteries we list in Greene County, and 51 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Greene County dates to 1873. 6 of the 107 listings in Greene County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Stamford. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fairlawn Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist, 1 writer.
- Wilhelm Magnus1907-1990German-American mathematician
- William Gayley Simpson1892-1990American white nationalist writer
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
42.32508, -74.43899
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
- Lower CemeteryStamford, NYCemetery0.4 mi
- Huggins CemeteryStamford, NYCemetery0.4 mi
- Rappelea CemeteryStamford, NYCemetery1.4 mi
- Huntersfield CemeteryStamford, NYCemetery1.5 mi
- Little West Kill CemeteryStamford, NYCemetery2.6 mi
- West Settlement CemeteryDurham, NYCemetery3.7 mi
- West Conesville CemeteryStamford, NYCemetery3.9 mi
- Fair View CemeteryStamford, NYCemetery3.9 mi
- Fairview CemeteryStamford, NYCemetery3.9 mi
- Saint Joseph's Chapel CemeteryDurham, NYCatholic cemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Fairlawn Cemetery
- Miller Funeral Home6.8 miFuneral home · Roxbury · (607) 326-7921
- Decker Funeral Home9.8 miFuneral home · Windham · (518) 734-3535
- MacArthur Funeral Home, Stamford11 miFuneral home · Stamford · (607) 538-9525
- Aston-Basagic Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · East Jewett
- Hynes Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Margaretville · (845) 586-3475
- E B Gormley Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Phoenicia · (845) 688-5500
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