A visit to the Spencer 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 Spencer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spencer Cemetery:
35.2309, -94.0288
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spencer Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Spencer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Spencer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spencer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rebecca Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rebecca Lewis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lewis Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Potts Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Charleston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242361 <5>
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Nixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
- Burt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Burt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Garden Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Singleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Singleton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lone Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Washburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Washburn Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Boydston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boydston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydston Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Bloomer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56704 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Mannuis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mannuis Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannuis Cemetery
- Antioca Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Antioca Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioca Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Harville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Harville Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harville Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spencer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spencer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leon ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ursula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Donald ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Bloomer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Booneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carolan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Ratcliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Caulksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Lavaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Magazine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Carbon City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Cecil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
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 Spencer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spencer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Branch
- Charleston
- Greenwood
- Huntington
- Lavaca
- Magazine
- Mansfield
- Paris
- Paris lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Spencer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Spencer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Spencer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #55063 (Spencer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55063 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barber
- Location given for Spencer Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2309256 Lon: -94.0288156
- 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 Franklin, 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- Spencer 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |