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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:   38.0512°   (38° 3' 4")

Lon:   -91.8310°   (-91° 49' 51")

The Spencer Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.

The county seat for Phelps County is located in Rolla. Rolla lies just to the south southeast of the Spencer Cemetery .

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 Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Phelps County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • 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 21 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.

    • Vichy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vichy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
      • Vichy is located in Maries County
    • Doolittle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doolittle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
      • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Rolla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Rolla is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <4>
    • Lindell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
      • Lindell is located in Maries County
    • Newburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Lanes Prairie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
      • Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
    • Jerome
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Phelps County
    • Arlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Phelps County
    • Vienna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Vienna is located in Maries County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
    • Saint James
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
      • Saint James is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <4>
    • Paydown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paydown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
      • Paydown is located in Maries County
    • Dixon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <4>
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Brinktown
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
        • Brinktown is located in Maries County
      • Rosati
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
        • Rosati is located in Phelps County
      • Redbird
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
        • Redbird is located in Gasconade County
      • Belle
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
        • Belle is located in Maries County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,489 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>
      • Freeburg
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
        • Freeburg is located in Osage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jake Prairie
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
        • Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
      • Devils Elbow
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
        • Devils Elbow is located in Pulaski County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Elbow <4>
      • Lecoma
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
        • Lecoma is located in Dent County
      • Argyle
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
        • Argyle is located in Osage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people

    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 Phelps County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Belle
      • Belle lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Spencer Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belle.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Bland
      • Bland lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Spencer Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bland.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
    • Dixon
      • Dixon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Spencer Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dixon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Freeburg
    • Newburg
    • Rolla
      • Rolla lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Spencer Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rolla.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
    • Saint James
    • Vienna

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Spencer Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Davis Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Maxwell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Maxwell Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
    • Wynn Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wynn Cemetery is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wynn Cemetery
    • Honse Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Honse Cemetery is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honse Cemetery
    • Hodge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodge Cemetery is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
    • Brainard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brainard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brainard Cemetery is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brainard Cemetery
    • Carney Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carney Cemetery is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carney Cemetery
    • Riley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riley Cemetery is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Camp Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Creek Cemetery
    • Ames Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ames Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ames Cemetery is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ames Cemetery
    • Goggins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goggins Cemetery is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goggins Cemetery
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Tennison Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tennison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tennison Cemetery is located in Maries County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tennison Cemetery
      • Tennison Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tennison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tennison Cemetery is located in Maries County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tennison Cemetery
      • Wiese Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wiese Cemetery is located in Phelps County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiese Cemetery
      • Light Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Light Cemetery is located in Phelps County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Light Cemetery
      • Burton Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • 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 Phelps County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
      • Winsel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winsel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Winsel Cemetery is located in Maries County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winsel Cemetery
      • Bloom Garden Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloom Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bloom Garden Cemetery is located in Maries County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloom Garden Cemetery
      • Feeler Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Feeler Cemetery is located in Maries County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feeler Cemetery
      • Fulkerson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fulkerson Cemetery is located in Maries County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulkerson Cemetery
      • Ramsey Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Maries County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
      • Pea Ridge Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pea Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pea Ridge Cemetery is located in Phelps County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pea Ridge Cemetery
      • Strawhun Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strawhun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Strawhun Cemetery is located in Phelps County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strawhun Cemetery
      • Line Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Line Cemetery is located in Phelps County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Line Cemetery
      • Flat Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Flat Grove Cemetery is located in Phelps County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Grove Cemetery
      • Barnwell Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barnwell Cemetery is located in Maries County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnwell Cemetery
      • Southard Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Southard Cemetery is located in Maries County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southard Cemetery
      • Walker Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walker Cemetery is located in Maries County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery

    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 #726849  (Spencer Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #726849 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: Vichy
      • County: Phelps         Elev: 267
      • Location given for GNIS #726849 (Spencer Cemetery)

    The official website for Phelps County: www.phelpscounty.org/

    The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 Missouri's counties, including Phelps, 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 things 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: 38.0512, Longitude: -91.8310       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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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