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A visit to the Speer Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Speer Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the Speer Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Speer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Speer Cemetery

Lat:   36.2415°   (36° 14' 29")

Lon:   -93.1160°   (-93° 6' 57")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Summers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summers Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Milum Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Milum Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Denning Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Denning Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Wagley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wagley Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Holt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Younes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Younes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Younes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Younes Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Long Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Crossroads Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Clipper Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clipper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clipper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clipper Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Freeling Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeling Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Freeling Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Dees Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dees Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dees Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dees Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Thomason Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomason Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomason Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Loback Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loback Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loback Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Loback Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Gifford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gifford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gifford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gifford Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Coker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coker Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Holmes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Starkey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starkey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Starkey Cemetery is located in Boone County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
  • Bellefonte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
    • Bellefonte is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Batavia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batavia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Batavia is located in Boone County
  • Bergman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergman
    • Bergman is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergman <5>
  • Ridgeway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Ridgeway is located in Boone County
  • Valley Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
    • Valley Springs is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Keener ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
    • Keener is located in Boone County
  • Myrtle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
    • Myrtle is located in Boone County
  • Rally Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rally Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
    • Rally Hill is located in Boone County
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
  • Zinc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zinc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
    • Zinc is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Elixir ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elixir. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
    • Elixir is located in Boone County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Burlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Boone County
    • Shaver ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
      • Shaver is located in Boone County
    • Alpena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
      • Alpena is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <5>
    • Everton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
      • Everton is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <5>
    • Western Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
      • Western Grove is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Compton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Compton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
      • Compton is located in Newton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <5>
    • Omaha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>
    • Pyatt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
      • Pyatt is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • South Lead Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lead Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
      • South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Denver
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
      • Denver is located in Carroll County
    • Osage
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
      • Osage is located in Carroll County
    • Jasper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Jasper is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
    • Hasty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • Hasty is located in Newton County
    • Lead Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Boone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Boone County
    • Lowry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
      • Lowry is located in Boone County

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.

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 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 Speer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Boone County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Speer Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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: GNIS record #55060 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Harrison
      • County: Boone         Elev: 375
      • Location given for GNIS #55060 (Speer Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

    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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Speer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2415, Longitude: -93.1160       In this case, the coordinates for the Speer Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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