A visit to the Spurling 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 Spurling Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spurling Cemetery:
35.1195, -84.3283
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spurling Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spurling Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Benton. Benton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Spurling Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spurling Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Spurling Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spurling Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Threewit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Threewit Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threewit Cemetery
- McJunkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McJunkin Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McJunkin Cemetery
- Freeland Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Padgett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Padgett Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Hamby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamby Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- River Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The River Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill Cemetery
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- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Suit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Suit Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suit Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Lenderman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lenderman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenderman Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Witt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Witt Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Cemetery
- Amburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Amburn Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburn Cemetery
- Hickey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose 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 Spurling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spurling Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Chanceytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Burger Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Postell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Ducktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vests
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Hothouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Fry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Copperhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCaysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pantertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Hiwassee Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Coker Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Epperson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Ogreeta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Servilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Unaka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Archville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Pierceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Epworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Culberson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Grape Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Rural Vale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
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 Spurling Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spurling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Copperhill
- Ducktown
- McCaysville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Spurling Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Spurling Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1327090 (Spurling Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1327090 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 469 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Isabella
- Location given for Spurling Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1195229 Lon: -84.3282552
- 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 Polk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spurling 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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