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:
40.8792, -91.8010
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 Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Spencer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spencer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Spencer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spencer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hickory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Fordyce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce Cemetery
- Fielder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fielder Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielder Cemetery
- Jones Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Topping Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Topping Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping Cemetery
- Trumbo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Trumbo Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbo Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Glasgow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Parkerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Parkerville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Dibble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dibble Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Cemetery
- Stone - Tree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stone - Tree Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone - Tree Cemetery
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillsboro Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Cemetery
- Lambirth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lambirth Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambirth Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Tedrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tedrow Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrow Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Upland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Upland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland 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 Spencer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spencer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stockport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Winchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Lockridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Kilbourn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Big Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oakland Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Bonaparte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Houghton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keosauqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hamill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Douds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Perlee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
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 Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spencer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Fairfield
- Keosauqua
- Lockridge
- Mount Pleasant
- Salem
- Salem lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Spencer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stockport
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 either 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 #461843 (Spencer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461843 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lockridge West
- Location given for Spencer Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8791931 Lon: -91.801001
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Van Buren, 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 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. |
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