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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:

46.7441, -116.7415

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 Latah County<2>.

The county seat for Latah County is located in Moscow. Moscow lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west 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 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Spencer Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spencer Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Burnt Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Burnt Ridge Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Ridge Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Little Bear Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
  • Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethany Cemetery
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wild Rose Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Cordelia Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • American Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Elwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Elwood Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pine Crest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest Cemetery
    • Overacker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Overacker Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overacker Cemetery
    • Juliaetta Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Juliaetta Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliaetta Cemetery
    • Kendrick Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
    • Kendrick Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Blaine Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Blaine Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine Cemetery
    • Fix Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Fix Ridge Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fix Ridge Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fix Ridge Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Juliaetta.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80468 <5>
    • Gold Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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:

  • Troy
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Howell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Howell is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Lenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lenville is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
  • Kendrick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Deary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Juliaetta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Harvard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Princeton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cameron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Linden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Linden is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Moscow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Onaway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Onaway is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Potlatch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Viola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Genesee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherrylane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
    • Potlatch Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
    • Freeze
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Freeze is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
    • Lenore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bovill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cavendish
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
    • Palouse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Palouse is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palouse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palouse <6>

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 Latah County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spencer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Latah 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 #375188  (Spencer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #375188 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: Latah
      • Est. Elev: 858 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Little Bear Ridge
      • Location given for Spencer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.7440589     Lon: -116.7415464
      • 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 Idaho's counties, including Latah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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.