A visit to the Speer Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Speer Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Speer Cemetery (FG ID #2651981).
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 Speer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Speer Cemetery:
38.3131, -85.4572
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Speer Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Speer Cemetery is located in Oldham County<3>.
The county seat for Oldham County is located in La Grange. La Grange lies just to the north northeast of the Speer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Speer Cemetery.
Name Variations for Speer Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Speer Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> of the Speer Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Speer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pewee Valley Cemetery East
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pewee Valley Confederate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boulware Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Souther Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock Christian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Curl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrods Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville Memorial Gardens East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Tabor UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stonestreet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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]<4> of the Speer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Speer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crestwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pewee Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Park Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Park Lake is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- O'Bannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Grass Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
- Coldstream
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coldstream is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
- Worthington Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Worthington Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,555 people
- Buckner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fincastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Anchorage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Creekside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Creekside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Hickory Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Meadow Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadow Vale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
- Meadowbrook Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook Farm is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook Farm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Whipps Millgate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whipps Millgate is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipps Millgate
- Keeneland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keeneland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneland
- Lakeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ballardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ten Broeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ten Broeck is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Speer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Oldham 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 Speer Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2651981
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Oldham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Speer Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |