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A visit to the Speight 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 Speight Cemetery ...

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

29.9458, -94.7294

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

The Speight Cemetery is located in Liberty County<2>.

The county seat for Liberty County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the north northwest of the Speight Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Speight Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Speight Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Swinney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Swinney Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinney Cemetery
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
  • Norris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Norris Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Quarters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Quarters Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarters Cemetery
  • Worthy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Worthy Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthy Cemetery
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
  • Abshier Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Abshier Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshier Cemetery
  • Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Cemetery
    • The Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ames Catholic Cemetery
    • Ames Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2107 <5>
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Reeves Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
    • Walter Brown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallisville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Wallisville Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallisville Cemetery
    • Godfrey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Godfrey Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey Cemetery
    • Eminence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Eminence Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence Cemetery
    • Wiggins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
    • Tom Richardson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Barrow Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Speight Cemetery.

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

  • Moss Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Old River - Winfree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
  • Wallisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Raywood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ames
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ames is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Turtle Bayou
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
  • Hankamer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Devers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Woodson is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
  • Cove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Mont Belvieu
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Anahuac
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Daisetta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stilson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stilson is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
    • Kenefick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Kenefick is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Hardin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Monroe City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Monroe City is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
    • Dayton Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Hull
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Beach City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Beach City is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people

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 Speight Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Liberty County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Speight Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Liberty 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 Speight Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1368889  (Speight Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1368889 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: Liberty
      • Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Shiloh
      • Location given for Speight Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.9457732     Lon: -94.7293649
      • 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 Liberty, 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 from Point A (ie- Speight 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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