About Fairlawn Cemetery
Fairlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It lies about 2.2 mi south of Oklahoma City. The grounds sit at about 1,217 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 18 notable people buried here, including John W. Harreld, Edward Capehart O'Kelley and Sylvan Goldman. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1092700. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hebrew Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Smith & Kernke Funerals & Cremations in Oklahoma City, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 67 cemeteries we list in Oklahoma County, and 30 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 67 listings in Oklahoma County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Oklahoma City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fairlawn Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 2 business leaders, 2 journalists, 1 governor, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 musician, 1 physician.
- John W. Harreld1872-1950American politician
- Edward Capehart O'Kelley1857-1904American outlaw
- Sylvan Goldman1898-1984American inventor
- Kate Barnard1875-1930American sociologist
- Martin E. Trapp1877-1951American politician
- Claude Weaver1867-1954American politician and judge
- Dennis Thomas Flynn1861-1939American politician
- Sidney Clarke1831-1909American politician
- Oscar Ameringer1870-1943German born American opinion journalist, joiner and musician
- William H. Ketcham1868-1921American clergyman
- Yvonne Chouteau1929-2016Native American ballet dancer
- John Threadgill1847-1915American politician and physician
Show all 18 notable burials
- Luther L. Bohanon1902-2003United States federal judge
- William Couch1850-1890First mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Charles F. Barrett1861-1946American journalist, soldier, and politician
- Charles M. Thacker1866-1918American judge
- Manuel Perez, Jr.1923-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Seymour C. Heyman1861-1912President Chamber of Commerce, Oklahoma City.
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
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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
- Hebrew CemeteryOklahoma City, OKJewish cemetery0.1 mi
- Saint Luke's ColumbariumOklahoma City, OKCemetery1.1 mi
- Rose Hill Burial ParkNichols Hills, OKCemetery2.4 mi
- Oklahoma Veterans CemeteryForest Park, OKVeterans cemetery3.0 mi
- Trice Hill CemeteryForest Park, OKCemetery5.0 mi
- Britton CemeteryThe Village, OKCemetery5.1 mi
- Riverside Gardens CemeteryForest Park, OKCemetery5.5 mi
- Czechoslovakian National CemeteryOklahoma City, OKNational cemetery5.6 mi
- Rogan CemeteryForest Park, OKCemetery5.9 mi
- East View CemeteryForest Park, OKCemetery5.9 mi
Funeral homes near Fairlawn Cemetery
- Smith & Kernke Funerals & Cremations0.5 miFuneral home · Oklahoma City · (405) 528-7542
- Smith and Kernke Funeral Directors0.5 miFuneral home · Oklahoma City
- National Crematory Solutions1.1 miCremation provider · Oklahoma City · (866) 447-6272
- OK Cremation and Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Oklahoma City · (405) 230-1310
- Alpha and Omega Mortuary1.6 miMortuary · Oklahoma City · (405) 601-6464
- Temple Son Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Oklahoma City
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