A visit to the Speer 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 Speer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Speer Cemetery:
37.1692, -90.0551
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Speer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Speer Cemetery is located in Bollinger County<2>.
The county seat for Bollinger County is located in Marble Hill. Marble Hill lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Speer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Speer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Speer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Speer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eakers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Eakers Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakers Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Mansker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mansker Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansker Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Clubb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Clubb Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb Cemetery
- Berrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Berrong Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrong Cemetery
- The Berrong Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berrong Chapel Cemetery
- Berrong General Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #743300 <5>
- Cato Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cato Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato Cemetery
- Kellion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kellion Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellion Cemetery
- Crites Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crites Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crites Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Maddox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Maddox Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox Cemetery
- County Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The County Memorial Park is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Memorial Park
- Ray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Sturdivant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sturdivant Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant Cemetery
- Brownwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Brownwood Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker 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 Speer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Speer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zalma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Greenbrier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Gipsy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Grassy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Sturdivant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
- Brownwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Buchanan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leopold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Lutesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- McGee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McGee is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Marble Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glenallen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Leora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leora is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leora
- Laflin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Lowndes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lowndes is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
- Green Cox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- Tillman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Whitewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Crump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Cascade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Hiram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hiram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Painton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Painton is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
- Randles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
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 Speer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bollinger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Speer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Advance
- Lutesville
- Marble Hill
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 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Bollinger 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #726841 (Speer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726841 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: Bollinger
- Est. Elev: 167 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zalma
- Location given for Speer Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.169219 Lon: -90.055101
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Bollinger, 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' (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- Speer 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. |