A visit to the Spicer - Spooner 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 Spicer - Spooner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spicer - Spooner Cemetery:
41.7611, -91.8502
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spicer - Spooner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spicer - Spooner Cemetery is located in Iowa County<2>.
The county seat for Iowa County is located in Marengo. Marengo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Spicer - Spooner Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Spicer - Spooner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spicer - Spooner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Niles - Sprague Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grabin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Grabin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabin Cemetery
- The Grabin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heifner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94894 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Middle Amana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Middle Amana Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Amana Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Middle Amana Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Middle Amana.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188824 <5>
- St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maas Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maas Cemetery
- Kumer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kumer Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumer Cemetery
- Old Scotch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Scotch Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Cemetery
- Old Scotch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Scotch Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Cemetery
- West Amana Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The West Amana Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- German Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Dupont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hala Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Linwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lenox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lenox Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Cemetery
- The Lenox Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Jerusalem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95274 <5>
- Maas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Maas Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maas Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96500 <5>
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Castek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spicer - Spooner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spicer - Spooner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Amana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Amana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Amana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- South Amana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Conroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Walford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Cou Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
- Swisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cosgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tiffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Windham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Shueyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Fairfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Watkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Marengo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Western
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Western is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Coralville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Parnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Frytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Lincolnway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- Grand View Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
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 Spicer - Spooner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iowa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spicer - Spooner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amana
- Amana lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Spicer - Spooner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amana
- Coralville
- Marengo
- Norway
- Norway lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Spicer - Spooner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norway.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Oxford
- Parnell
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Spicer - Spooner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Iowa 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 Spicer - Spooner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1999846 (Spicer-Spooner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1999846 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: Iowa
- Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amana
- Location given for Spicer-Spooner Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7611201 Lon: -91.8501768
- 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 Iowa, 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- Spicer - Spooner 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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