A visit to the Spence Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Spence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spence Cemetery:
34.9820, -86.9231
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spence Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Spence Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Spence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bridgforth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bridgforth Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgforth Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Pettusville Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Scrouge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Scrouge Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrouge Cemetery
- Daly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Daly Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daly Cemetery
- Trotter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Trotter Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Cylone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cylone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylone Cemetery
- Sylone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hasting Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hasting Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasting Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Polar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Polar Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polar Hill Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Harlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harlow Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Ezell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ezell Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- Croney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Croney Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croney Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Elder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Neely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Neely Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Elkton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Elkton Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pettusville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Elkmont Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Elkmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ardmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ardmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dickson Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Caro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Hay's Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Cash Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Wheelerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Center Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Elkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Dellrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Toney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Spence Cemetery. The following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Spence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Spence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #153515 (Spence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #153515 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkmont
- Location given for Spence Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9820289 Lon: -86.9230608
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spence Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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