[1] The graveyard was established in its current location during the 1880s by James T. Newhall and Preston H. Kuhn.

As declared in the opening entry of the Fairview Cemetery Company minutes, "The necessity of having and maintaining a proper place for burial of the dead in the town of Santa Fe, N. M., being apparent, Mr. James T. Newhall and Mr. Preston H. Kuhn made an estimate of the amount that would be required for the purpose ..." The oldest gravestones date to the 1860s, belonging to people who were originally buried in the Masonic and Odd Fellows graveyard which used to be in downtown Santa Fe.

Many Santa Fe residents who were prominent in their day are interred at Fairview, including Sylvanus Morley (1883–1948), Gerald Cassidy (1869–1934), Thomas B. Catron (1840–1921), Isabel Lancaster Eckles (1877–1971), Maximilian Frost (1852–1909), Luis Gold (1820–1880), Joseph Hersch (1822–1901), Napoleon Laughlin (1844–1924), Frank E. Mera, MD (1870–1970), Miguel Antonio Otero (1859–1944), John Pflueger (1864–1961), William J.

The FCPA holds its annual clean-up event in mid-May each year, followed by a general membership meeting.

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