A visit to the Spiers 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 Spiers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spiers Cemetery:
30.6460, -89.5970
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spiers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spiers Cemetery is located in Pearl River County<2>.
The county seat for Pearl River County is located in Poplarville. Poplarville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Spiers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spiers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Spiers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spiers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Gipson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gipson Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Anner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Anner Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anner Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Hollman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hollman Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollman Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Necaise Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Necaise Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Necaise Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Necaise.
- Steep Hollow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Steep Hollow Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Hollow Cemetery
- Holdens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Holdens Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdens Cemetery
- McGehee Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
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- Thigpen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Thigpen Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thigpen Cemetery
- Rester Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rester Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rester Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Myrick Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Myrick Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Pounds Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Pounds Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounds Cemetery
- Sheridan Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Keller Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Dedeaux Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Dedeaux Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedeaux Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Spiers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spiers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Picayune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Juniper Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Necaise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Nicholson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Poplarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Talisheek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kiln
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bogalusa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sun
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <6>
- Bush
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pearl River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Smith Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Hillsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Napoleon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Diamondhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Varnado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
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 Spiers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pearl River County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spiers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bogalusa
- Gainesville - Historic
- Picayune
- Poplarville
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 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 Spiers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Pearl River 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 Spiers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #678054 (Spiers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678054 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: Pearl River
- Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millard
- Location given for Spiers Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.6460231 Lon: -89.5970076
- 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 Pearl River, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spiers 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. |