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A visit to the Speir 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 Speir Cemetery ...

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

30.2719, -97.4144

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

The Speir Cemetery is located in Bastrop County<2>.

The county seat for Bastrop County is located in Bastrop. Bastrop lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Speir Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Speir Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Speir Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wilson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Youngs Prairie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hog Eye Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hog Eye Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Eye Cemetery
  • Standifer Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Standifer Family Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standifer Family Cemetery
    • The Standifer Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Standifer Cemetery
    • William B. Standifer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309972 <5>
  • Lockwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • The Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ike Brown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2603 <5>
  • Easley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Easley Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
  • Sayers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sayers Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers Cemetery
    • The Sayers Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sayersville Cemetery
  • Elgin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elgin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elgin.
    • The Elgin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elgin City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #512858 <5>
  • Schiller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Schiller Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schiller Cemetery
  • Schiller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Woods Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
    • Westbrook Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Westbrook Memorial Gardens is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Memorial Gardens
      • The Westbrook Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Westbrook Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #751702 <5>
    • Glasscock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Glasscock Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasscock Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Walker - Watson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
    • Jones Cemeteries
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Jones Cemeteries is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemeteries
    • Jones Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Puckett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Puckett Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
    • Comanche Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Comanche Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Cemetery
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
    • Three Oaks Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Three Oaks Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks Cemetery
      • The Three Oaks Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Goerlitz Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249176 <5>
    • Morgan Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Speir Cemetery.

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

  • Littig
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Littig is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
  • Elgin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
  • Webberville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Manda ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Manda is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
  • Phelan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Phelan is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
  • Camp Swift
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
  • Manor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Manor is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <6>
  • Garfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Garfield is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Wyldwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
  • McDade
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • New Sweden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Sweden is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
  • Bastrop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Cedar Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cele
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cele is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
    • Coupland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Daffan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Daffan is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
    • Del Valle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Knobbs Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
    • Elroy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elroy is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
    • Hills Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
    • Villa Siesta Retirement Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
    • Beyersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Beyersville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
    • Pflugerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Speir Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bastrop County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Speir 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 Speir Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bastrop 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 Speir Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1347640  (Speir Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1347640 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: Bastrop
      • Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elgin West
      • Location given for Speir Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.2718776     Lon: -97.4144406
      • 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 Bastrop, 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- Speir 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.