A visit to the Spicer 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 Spicer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spicer Cemetery:
41.0759, -81.5107
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spicer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spicer Cemetery is located in Summit County<2>.
The county seat for Summit County is located in Akron. Akron lies just to the west of the Spicer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spicer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Spicer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spicer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Peace Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Peace Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Peace Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Akron.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #274976 <5>
- St. Vincents Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Vincents Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincents Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- The Glendale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Akron Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41079 <5>
- East Akron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The East Akron Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron Cemetery
- Middlesbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Middlesbury Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesbury Cemetery
- Akron Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Akron Hebrew Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Hebrew Cemetery
- The Akron Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sherbondy Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39611 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Chestnut Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Anshe Sfard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Anshe Sfard Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anshe Sfard Cemetery
- The Anshe Sfard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Polish Jewish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1030070 <5>
- Farband & Workmen's Circle Cemeteries
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Farband & Workmen's Circle Cemeteries is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farband & Workmen's Circle Cemeteries
- The Farband & Workmen's Circle Cemeteries has also been known as:
- Arbeter Cemetery
- Workmen's Circle
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360836 <5>
- New Tallmadge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Old Tallmadge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tallmadge Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Augustines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
- The Lakewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hope Evangelical Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slovak Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Slovak Evangelical Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slovak Evangelical Cemetery
- The Slovak Evangelical Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery
- North Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cuyahoga Falls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42494 <5>
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 Spicer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spicer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Akron
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Akron
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Thomastown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Portage Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- North Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Tallmadge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cuyahoga Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Mogadore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Munroe Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fairlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Copley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Myersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- New Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Mishler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Paxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
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 Spicer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Summit County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spicer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Akron
- Barberton
- Cuyahoga Falls
- Fairlawn
- Kent
- Kent lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Spicer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Norton
- Stow
- Stow lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Spicer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stow.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Tallmadge
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 Spicer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Summit 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 Spicer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1699438 (Spicer Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1699438 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: Summit
- Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Akron West
- Location given for Spicer Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 41.0758892 Lon: -81.5106714
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Summit, 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- Spicer 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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