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A visit to the Spear 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 Spear Cemetery ...

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

39.3698, -90.6318

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spear Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Spear Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.

The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Hardin. Hardin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Spear Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Spear Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Spear Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Humphreys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys Cemetery
  • Retzer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Retzer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retzer Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kessinger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Kessinger Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kessinger Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Pearl.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2549090 <5>
  • Hess Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Hess Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • St. Anselm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. Anselm Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anselm Cemetery
  • Farrow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Farrow Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
  • Sweeten Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Sweeten Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeten Cemetery
  • Bridgewater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bridgewater Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Little Miller Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • McConnell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The McConnell Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
    • Schumann Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Schumann Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumann Cemetery
    • Eldred Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Eldred Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred Cemetery
    • Rollins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Rollins Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
    • Likely Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Likely Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likely Cemetery
    • Kinser Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kinser Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinser Cemetery
    • Poor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Poor Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Cemetery
    • Fox Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fox Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek Cemetery
    • Eldred Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Richwoods Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Richwoods Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods Cemetery
      • The Richwoods Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Richwoods West Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #325491 <5>
    • Walkerville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Walkerville Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville Cemetery
    • William Wood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The William Wood Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Wood Cemetery
    • Bluefield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bluefield Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield Cemetery
    • Shelton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spear Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spear Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cliffdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
  • Bee Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bee Creek is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
  • Kampsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pearl
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Straut
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Straut is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
  • Eldred
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Walkerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Walkerville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Hillview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mozier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Belleview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Belleview is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Michael
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Nebo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Hamburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woody
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Woody is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
    • Wilmington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilmington is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Belltown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Belltown is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
    • Patterson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bedford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Annada
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Spankey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Spankey is located in Jersey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
    • Carrollton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • White Hall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Milton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hardin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • East Hardin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • East Hardin is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
    • Time
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Time is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Glasgow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Glasgow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Clarksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Spear Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spear 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 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 Spear Cemetery: