A visit to the Spence Chapel United Methodist Church (UMC) 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 Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery:
36.7793, -88.5770
The Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Graves County<1>.
The county seat for Graves County is located in Mayfield. Mayfield lies just to the southwest of the Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rickman Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trace Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Highland Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shelton Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Gallamore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burkhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westplains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- West Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Boaz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Symsonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kirksey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Fancy Farm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tri City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Scale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Krebs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lynnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Hardin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Protemus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reidland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kirbyton
(16 miles [25.7 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 Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graves County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Benton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Hardin
- Mayfield
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 Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Graves County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the United Methodist Church (UMC) ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the United Methodist Church. See their website at:
- The United Methodist Church
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Graves, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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