A visit to the Spears 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 Spears Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spears Cemetery:
35.5476, -94.4294
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spears Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spears Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Van Buren. Van Buren lies just to the southeast of the Spears Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spears Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Spears Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spears Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Sarah Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sarah Grove Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Czarnikow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Czarnikow Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czarnikow Cemetery
- Peevyhouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peevyhouse Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peevyhouse Cemetery
- Seabolt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Seabolt Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabolt Cemetery
- Oliver Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spencer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oliver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- John Seabolt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The John Seabolt Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Seabolt Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Newlon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Newlon Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlon Cemetery
- Forest Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Winfrey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey Cemetery
- Mt. McCurry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. McCurry Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. McCurry Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Kimbler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Kimbler Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spears Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spears Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Uniontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Short
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barcelona
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Van Buren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belfonte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Remy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Long
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Rudy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Roland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moffett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lee Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wright Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Muldrow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arkoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Smith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kibler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Stoney Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Akins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Anna ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Stop ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Bell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bell is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
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 Spears Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spears Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Spears Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Fort Smith
- Muldrow
- Roland
- Van Buren
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Spears Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 Spears Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #73660 (Spears Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #73660 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Uniontown
- Location given for Spears Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5475874 Lon: -94.429381
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spears 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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