A visit to the Spear Lake Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Spear Lake Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Spear Lake Cemetery (FG ID #56354).
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 Spear Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spear Lake Cemetery:
35.5591, -90.3231
The Spear Lake Cemetery is located in Poinsett County<2>.
The county seat for Poinsett County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west of the Spear Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spear Lake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Spear Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spear Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woolsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Cemetery
- Conaster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Conaster Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conaster Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Pine Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Rest Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Rest Cemetery
- Nichols Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock of Ages Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock of Ages Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Potter Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The East Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Marked Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Marked Tree Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marked Tree Cemetery
- East Tyronza Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The East Tyronza Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tyronza Cemetery
- Cherry Bean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spear Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spear Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alto
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lepanto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marked Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tyronza
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Denwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dyess
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Birdsong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rivervale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Black Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Bardstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Frenchmans Bayou
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joiner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hatchie Coon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bassett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Turrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Athelstan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Heafer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Caraway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trumann
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poindexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carroll's Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Spear Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Poinsett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spear Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caraway
- Dyess
- Dyess lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Spear Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dyess.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess
- Lepanto
- Marked Tree
- Trumann
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Spear Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Poinsett 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 Spear Lake Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #56354
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #55059 (Spear Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55059 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: Poinsett
- Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lepanto
- Location given for Spear Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5592478 Lon: -90.3231546
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Poinsett, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spear Lake 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |