A visit to the Spurgeon 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 Spurgeon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spurgeon Cemetery:
36.3303, -87.8756
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spurgeon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spurgeon Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Spurgeon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spurgeon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Spurgeon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spurgeon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Weaks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Weaks Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaks Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Sykes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
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- Cane Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Hansel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hansel Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansel Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Grafried Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Grafried Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafried Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Askew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Askew Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew Cemetery
- Hill Orchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hill Orchard Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Orchard Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Alsup Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Alsup Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- Settle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Settle Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Spurgeon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spurgeon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McKinnon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Faxon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Erin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- Big Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Throckmorton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Manleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Legate
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Bumpus Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- McEwen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snider
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Plant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- New Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- India
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
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 Spurgeon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spurgeon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 Spurgeon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Spurgeon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1271166 (Spurgeon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1271166 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McKinnon
- Location given for Spurgeon Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3303325 Lon: -87.8755824
- 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 Houston, 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- Spurgeon 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |