Midland in Midland County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Fairview Cemetery

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 11, 2015

1. Fairview Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In use by May 31, 1885, 10-acre southeast corner of this tract was accepted as gift of Midland Town Co., by commissioners of newly organized Midland County in their first meeting on Aug. 10, 1885. Veterans of the Mexican War and Civil War are among the pioneers who are buried here.

Erected 1972 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 1551.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1890.

Location. 32° 0.761′ N, 102° 5.208′ W. Marker is in Midland, Texas, in Midland County. It can be reached from the intersection of North A Street and Lawson Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is just inside, and to the left of, the gate to Fairview Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Midland TX 79705, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Texas.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: W. B. Anglin (a few steps from this marker); Midland's First House (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Christian Church of Midland (approx. 0.8 miles away); George Bush Family Home (approx. one mile away); George W. Bush Childhood Home (approx. one mile away); Midland National Bank

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(approx. one mile away); The Yucca Theatre (approx. 1.1 miles away); Site of “The Staked Plains” (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midland.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 11, 2015

2. Fairview Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 11, 2015

3. Fairview Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,030 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.