A visit to the Spence 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 Spence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spence Cemetery:
35.6962, -86.4597
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spence Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Spence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Spence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jamison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Westbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Smotherman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smotherman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smotherman Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haynes Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Midland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13156 <5>
- Sudberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sudberry Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudberry Cemetery
- Romans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Romans Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romans Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Williams - McLain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smotherman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smotherman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smotherman Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Lovorn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lovorn Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovorn Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Midland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Longview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Rucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Buckle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dillton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Snell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Murfreesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Wartrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beechgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- College Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Holts Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kittrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Colonial Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Haley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Bradyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Compton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Leanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
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 Spence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Murfreesboro
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace
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 professional and volunteer 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 Spence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Spence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270981 (Spence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270981 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fosterville
- Location given for Spence Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6961791 Lon: -86.4597147
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Spence 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. |