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A visit to the Spade 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 Spade Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spade Cemetery:

32.2548, -100.9487

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spade Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Spade Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<2>.

The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Colorado City. Colorado City lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Spade Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Spade Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Spade Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spade Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Westbrook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
  • Colorado City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Colorado City Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City Cemetery
    • The Colorado City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Colorado Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2986 <5>
  • Mitchell County Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cemetery of the Sands
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cemetery of the Sands is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery of the Sands
  • Handley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Iatan Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Iatan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan Cemetery
  • Lolanthe Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Lolanthe Cemetery is located in Sterling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolanthe Cemetery
  • White Church Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The White Church Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church Cemetery
  • McKenzie Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
  • Zion Rest Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • The Zion Rest Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Rest Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Coahoma Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Coahoma Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coahoma Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Coahoma.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1090378 <5>
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Champion Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Champion Cemetery is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Cemetery
    • Lone Wolf Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluff Creek Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Scurry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Cemetery
    • Vincent Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
    • Maryneal Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • The Maryneal Cemetery is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryneal Cemetery
    • Roscoe Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roscoe Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Roscoe.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6455 <5>
    • Pyron Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pyron Cemetery is located in Scurry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyron Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pyron Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Hermleigh.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Spade Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spade Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Spade
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Spade is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
  • Westbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Colorado City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Iatan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Iatan is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
  • Buford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Buford is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Cuthbert ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cuthbert is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
  • Loraine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Otis Chalk ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Otis Chalk is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Chalk
  • Coahoma
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Dunn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Ira
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ross City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ross City is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross City
    • Wastella ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wastella is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastella
    • Forsan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ziler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ziler is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziler
    • Roscoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Spade Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mitchell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spade Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Spade Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Mitchell 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 Spade Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1347618  (Spade Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1347618 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: Mitchell
      • Est. Elev: 651 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Colorado City
      • Location given for Spade Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.2548452     Lon: -100.9487243
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Mitchell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spade 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.