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A visit to the Spencer Cemetery ...


The location of the Spencer Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   32.6960°   (32° 41' 45")

Lon:   -92.1246°   (-92° 7' 28")

The Spencer Cemetery is located in Union Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Union Parish is located in Farmerville. Farmerville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Spencer Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Union Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Spencer Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 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.

    • Sterlington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlington
      • Sterlington is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterlington <4>
    • Ouachita City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ouachita City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
      • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
    • Fairbanks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Fairbanks is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbanks <4>
    • Northpark Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northpark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
      • Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Haile
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
      • Haile is located in Union Parish
    • Wilhite
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
      • Wilhite is located in Union Parish
    • Leisure Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Swartz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Monroe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
      • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
    • Monroe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
    • Spanish City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
      • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Claiborne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claiborne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
      • Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Bastrop
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Windsor
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
        • Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Collinston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
        • Collinston is located in Morehouse Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinston <4>
      • Marion
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Eureka
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Pino Bayou Village
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pino Bayou Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
        • Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Farmerville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerville
        • Farmerville is located in Union Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmerville <4>
      • Downsville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
        • Downsville is located in Union Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downsville <4>
      • Forksville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
        • Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Richwood
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
        • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
      • Frost Town
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
        • Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Calhoun
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
        • Calhoun is located in Ouachita Parish
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>

    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 Union Parish.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Spencer Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Port Union Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Port Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Port Union Cemetery is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Port Union Cemetery
    • Glendora Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glendora Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendora Cemetery
    • Cook Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Rock Row Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Row Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Row Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Row Cemetery
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Bartholomew Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartholomew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bartholomew Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartholomew Cemetery
    • Crossroads Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
    • Burton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
    • Bufferin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bufferin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bufferin Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bufferin Cemetery
    • Acree Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Acree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Acree Cemetery is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acree Cemetery
    • Carter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Liberty Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Union Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Antioch Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Union Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Anderson Chapel Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Anderson Chapel Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Chapel Cemetery
      • Macedonia Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Union Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Shady Grove Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Union Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Ruggs Bluff Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruggs Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ruggs Bluff Cemetery is located in Union Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruggs Bluff Cemetery
      • Wilhite Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilhite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Union Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilhite Cemetery
      • Abscent Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Abstent Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abstent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Abstent Cemetery is located in Union Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abstent Cemetery
      • Spikner Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spikner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spikner Cemetery is located in Union Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spikner Cemetery
      • Morse Hill Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morse Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morse Hill Cemetery is located in Union Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morse Hill Cemetery
      • Hasley Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Spring Hill Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
      • Pickett Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Bastrop.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68589 <6>

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

    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 #540748  (Spencer Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #540748 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sterlington
      • County: Union         Elev: 33
      • Location given for GNIS #540748 (Spencer Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

    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 Louisiana's parishes, including Union, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Spencer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6960, Longitude: -92.1246       In this case, the coordinates for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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