A visit to the Spearman 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 Spearman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spearman Cemetery:
34.2640, -88.2109
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spearman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spearman Cemetery is located in Itawamba County<2>.
The county seat for Itawamba County is located in Fulton. Fulton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Spearman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spearman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Spearman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spearman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Lentz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lentz Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentz Cemetery
- Gun Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gun Creek Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gun Creek Cemetery
- Tremont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tremont Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Chamblee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chamblee Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Shottsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shottsville Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shottsville Cemetery
- Donham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Donham Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donham Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chasteene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chasteene Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasteene Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Piney Grove Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Tremont.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62083 <5>
- Bexar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bexar Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Spearman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spearman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Tremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bounds Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Eastman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vina is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Red Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riggins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Golden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Abney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hodges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burntout
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mantachie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Carolina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Ballardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Ales ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Splunge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Dennis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Pleasant Site
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Kirkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Mooreville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
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 Spearman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Itawamba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spearman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- Fulton
- Hamilton
- Red Bay
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 helpful 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 Spearman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Itawamba 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 Spearman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #678042 (Spearman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678042 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: Itawamba
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shottsville
- Location given for Spearman Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2639909 Lon: -88.2108757
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Itawamba, 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 from Point A (ie- Spearman 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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