A visit to the Speer 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 Speer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Speer Cemetery:
36.2415, -93.1160
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Speer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Speer Cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Harrison. Harrison lies just to the west northwest of the Speer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Speer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Speer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Milum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Milum Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milum Cemetery
- Denning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Denning Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning Cemetery
- Wagley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wagley Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagley Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Younes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Younes Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younes Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Clipper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clipper Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Cemetery
- Freeling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeling Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeling Cemetery
- Dees Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dees Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Loback Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Loback Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loback Cemetery
- Gifford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gifford Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford Cemetery
- Coker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Coker Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Starkey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Starkey Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Speer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Speer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harrison
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bellefonte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Batavia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Bergman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Valley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Keener ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Myrtle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Rally Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Alpena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Zinc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Everton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Western Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Compton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Omaha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eros
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Pyatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- South Lead Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Denver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Osage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hasty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Lead Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Lowry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lowry is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
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 Speer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Speer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte
- Everton
- Harrison
- Jasper
- Lead Hill
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 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 Speer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Speer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #55060 (Speer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55060 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 375 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrison
- Location given for Speer Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.24146 Lon: -93.1160101
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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 Boone, 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- Speer 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. |