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:
34.8163, -78.2419
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 Sampson County<2>.
The county seat for Sampson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Spearman Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Spearman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spearman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Merritt Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snipes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Snipes Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipes Cemetery
- Vann Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Ingold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Herring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Herring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Fennell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fennell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennell Cemetery
- Iron Mine Burial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Iron Mine Burial Park is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mine Burial Park
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spearman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spearman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Delway
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Ingold
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Harrells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Brices Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Duff Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Beulah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Kerr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Safe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Elliott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moltonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Turkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McDaniels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Teachey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Carroll
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Baltic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Baltic is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Ivanhoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Bonnetsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Wallace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tin City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
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 Sampson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spearman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Magnolia
- Rose Hill
- Wallace
- Warsaw
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 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Sampson 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 #1004201 (Spearman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1004201 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: Sampson
- Est. Elev: 39 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delway
- Location given for Spearman Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8162807 Lon: -78.2419402
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Sampson, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |