A visit to the Spencer Mills 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 Mills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spencer Mills Cemetery:
42.2211, -85.3556
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spencer Mills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spencer Mills Cemetery is located in Kent County<2>.
The county seat for Kent County is located in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Spencer Mills Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spencer Mills Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Spencer Mills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spencer Mills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Gilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilson Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilson Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The North Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Wolcott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolcott Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott Cemetery
- West Leroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Charleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Boughten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Boughten Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughten Cemetery
- Galesburg Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Galesburg Old Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg Old Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wheaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- McKain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McKain Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKain Cemetery
- South Leroy Congregational Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- The Lawler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Pine Cemetery
- Territorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #917 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Galesburg.
- Shafter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shafter Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter Cemetery
- Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Northside Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside Cemetery
- Beckley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Beckley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley Cemetery
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]<3> of the Spencer Mills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spencer Mills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Climax
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Scotts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Leroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Galesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pavillion Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- Sonoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Fort Custer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Joppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Leroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Comstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Yorkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Oak Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Level Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Milwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
- South Gull Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Vicksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Factoryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beadle Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Battle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
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 Mills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spencer Mills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Athens lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Spencer Mills Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athens.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Augusta
- Battle Creek
- Climax
- Fort Custer
- Galesburg
- Vicksburg
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 Mills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 Mills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2567101 (Spencer Mills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2567101 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: Kent
- Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Climax
- Location given for Spencer Mills Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2211111 Lon: -85.3555556
- 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 Kent, 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 Mills 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |