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:
40.2186, -93.5961
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 Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south 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 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Speer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Speer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- William Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- James Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The James Clark Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Clark Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Tracy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tracy Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Cemetery
- Spickard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Spickard Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickard Cemetery
- Groff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Groff Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groff Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Wooley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wooley Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Cemetery
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- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- North Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The North Evans Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Evans Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Trussell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trussell Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussell Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Middleberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Middleberry Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleberry Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Hatton Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The South Evans Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Evans Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Speer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Speer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spickard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tindall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Modena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Brimson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brimson is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Galt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Osgood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Mount Moriah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Harris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilman City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bancroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Hickory Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Laredo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Humphreys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Farmersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Newtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Ravanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Haseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Jamesport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gardner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
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 Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Speer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cainsville
- Chula
- Chula lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Speer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chula.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Galt
- Galt lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Speer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Gilman City
- Humphreys
- Jamesport
- Laredo
- Mercer
- Princeton
- Ravanna
- Ridgeway
- Spickard
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Grundy 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 #1782094 (Speer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1782094 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spickard
- Location given for Speer Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2186227 Lon: -93.596054
- 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 Grundy, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |