A visit to the Spencer Heights Memorial 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 Heights Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery:
37.1231, -89.1915
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery is located in Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Mound City. Mound City lies just to the south southeast of the Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cairo City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cairo City Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo City Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mound City National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Lawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- King - McNeil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hogendobler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hogendobler Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogendobler Cemetery
- Walford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walford Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford Cemetery
- Solomon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Solomon Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sheets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sheets Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Lyerly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lyerly Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyerly Cemetery
- Lackey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lackey Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Uninty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Uninty Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uninty Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Richwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Richwood Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Manwaring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Manwaring Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manwaring Cemetery
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 Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mounds
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Villa Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Mound City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cache
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cairo Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Hodges Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Future City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Future City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Olmsted
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tamms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Olive Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Miller City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Ullin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Diswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Wyatt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Elco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wickliffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grand Chain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Bandana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- New Grand Chain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
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 Heights Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Cairo lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cairo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- La Center
- Mound City
- Mounds
- Mounds lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mounds.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Wickliffe
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 professional and volunteer 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 Heights Memorial Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Pulaski 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 Heights Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #425510 (Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #425510 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: Pulaski
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cairo
- Location given for Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1231065 Lon: -89.191464
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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 Illinois' counties, including Pulaski, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spencer Heights Memorial 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |