A visit to the Spencer 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spencer Cemetery:
43.2884, -84.8556
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spencer Cemetery is located in Montcalm County<2>.
The county seat for Montcalm County is located in Stanton. Stanton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Spencer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spencer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Spencer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spencer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Klees Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Klees Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klees Cemetery
- Sumner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sumner Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Cemetery
- Ferris Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ferris Center Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris Center Cemetery
- Crystal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Crystal Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- New Haven Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roosa Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Roosa Farm Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosa Farm Cemetery
- Elm Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Elm Hall Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Carson City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Pritchard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pritchard Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Riverdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Riverdale Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Cemetery
- Vickeryville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Vickeryville Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville Cemetery
- Bloomer Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bloomer Twp. Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bloomer Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Carson City.
- The Bloomer Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #132 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Sibley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Cedar Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Lake Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake Cemetery
- McBrides Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The McBrides Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrides Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Hayes Road Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayes Road Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Road Cemetery
- Beechler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Beechler Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechler Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Chapel Gardens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Seville Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville 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]<3> of the Spencer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spencer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sumner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Crystal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
- Riverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Butternut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Carson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vickeryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
- Vestaburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vestaburg is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestaburg
- Elwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- McBride
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Perrinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ithaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Edmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Hubbardston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Summerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summerton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
- Sidney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fenwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Pompeii
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Louis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Strickland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Strickland is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Wyman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyman is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
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 Montcalm County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spencer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Spencer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Carson City
- Crystal
- Edmore
- Fenwick
- Hubbardston
- Ithaca
- Middleton
- Palo
- Palo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Spencer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Perrinton
- Riverdale
- Saint Louis
- Stanton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Spencer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Montcalm 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1951091 (Spencer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1951091 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: Montcalm
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sumner
- Location given for Spencer Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2883657 Lon: -84.8555658
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Michigan's counties, including Montcalm, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spencer 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> | 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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