A visit to the Spencer 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 Spencer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spencer Cemetery:
34.1710, -79.4831
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spencer Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the east of the Spencer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spencer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spencer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spencer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wahee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wahee Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahee Cemetery
- Durant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Durant Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- New Life Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haselden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Haselden Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haselden Cemetery
- Wahee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wahee Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahee Cemetery
- Kirton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Kirton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirton Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem UMC Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Florence.
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Claussen Cemetery
- Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2331293 <5>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Spring Branch Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smithy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Smithy Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithy Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Christmas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Christmas Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Cemetery
- Mace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mace Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Reedy Creek Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Reedy Creek Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek Church Cemetery
- The Reedy Creek Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reedy Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1712589 <5>
- Ammons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ammons Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Devotion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tranquil Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lane Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Laughlin
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sellers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Tabernacle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Rains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
- Latta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Centenary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pamplico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mullins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Floydale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Park City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Tara Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tara Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
- Galivants Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quinby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Siesta Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Siesta Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
- Friendfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendfield is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Danwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Danwood is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
- Effingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red 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 Spencer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spencer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Florence
- Latta
- Latta lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Spencer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Latta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
- Marion
- Mullins
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Spencer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Spencer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1226790 (Spencer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1226790 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 21 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marion
- Location given for Spencer Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1709932 Lon: -79.4831101
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Marion, 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- Spencer 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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