About Fairview Cemetery
Fairview Cemetery is a cemetery near Dresher, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 1.1 mi west of Dresher. The grounds sit at about 302 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Bud Powell, Barbara Harris and Butch Ballard. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1174476. The nearest other listed cemetery is Dresher Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Metropolitan Funeral Service in Willow Grove, about 1.5 mi away. It is one of 254 cemeteries we list in Montgomery County, and 155 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 254 listings in Montgomery County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Dresher. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fairview Cemetery
Among them: 2 musicians, 1 World War II veteran.
- Bud Powell1924-1966American jazz pianist and composer
- Barbara Harris1930-2020American bishop
- Butch Ballard1918-2011American jazz drummer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Fairview 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
40.14580, -75.14769
What Fairview 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
- Dresher CemeteryDresher, PACemetery0.9 mi
- Dreshertown CemeteryDresher, PACemetery0.9 mi
- Fitzwater Burial GroundDresher, PACemetery1.2 mi
- Jarrettown United Methodist Church CemeteryDresher, PAMethodist cemetery1.4 mi
- Hillside CemeteryAbington, PACemetery1.6 mi
- Saint Anne's Episcopal Church CemeteryWillow Grove, PAEpiscopal cemetery1.9 mi
- Ardsley Burial ParkGlenside, PACemetery2.0 mi
- Upper Dublin Friends Burial GroundFort Washington, PAQuaker cemetery2.4 mi
- Abington Presbyterian CemeteryAbington, PAPresbyterian cemetery2.6 mi
- Christ's Lutheran Church Columbarium and MemorialOreland, PALutheran cemetery2.6 mi
Funeral homes near Fairview Cemetery
- Metropolitan Funeral Service1.5 miFuneral home · Willow Grove · (215) 659-6400
- Wetzel and Son Funeral Home Inc1.5 miFuneral home · Willow Grove · (215) 659-0911
- Angelone Funeral Home, Inc1.5 miFuneral home · Willow Grove · (215) 659-0202
- John J Bryers Funeral Home Inc1.5 miFuneral home · Willow Grove · (215) 659-1630
- Craft-Givnish Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Abington · (215) 659-2000
- Helweg & Rowland Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Abington · (215) 887-7375
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