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A visit to the Speir Cemetery ...


The location of the Speir Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   30.2719°   (30° 16' 18")

Lon:   -97.4144°   (-97° 24' 51")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Speir Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bastrop County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Speir Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
      • Littig is located in Travis County
    • Elgin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
    • Webberville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Manda ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
      • Manda is located in Travis County
    • Phelan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
      • Phelan is located in Bastrop County
    • Camp Swift
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
      • Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
    • Manor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
      • Manor is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <4>
    • Garfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Travis County
    • Wyldwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyldwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
      • Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
    • McDade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
      • McDade is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDade <4>
    • New Sweden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Travis County
    • Bastrop
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bastrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
      • Bastrop is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <4>
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Cedar Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
        • Cedar Creek is located in Bastrop County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <4>
      • Cele
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
        • Cele is located in Travis County
      • Coupland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Daffan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
        • Daffan is located in Travis County
      • Del Valle
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Knobbs Springs
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
        • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
      • Elroy
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
        • Elroy is located in Travis County
      • Villa Siesta Retirement Village
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Siesta Retirement Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Siesta Retirement Village
        • Villa Siesta Retirement Village is located in Travis County
      • Blue
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
        • Blue is located in Lee County
      • Beyersville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
        • Beyersville is located in Williamson County
      • Pflugerville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pflugerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pflugerville
        • Pflugerville is located in Travis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,826 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pflugerville <4>

    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.

    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.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Youngs Prairie Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hog Eye Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hog Eye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hog Eye Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hog Eye Cemetery
    • Standifer Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Standifer Family Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • The Standifer Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Standifer Cemetery
      • William B. Standifer Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Standifer Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309972 <6>
    • Lockwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockwood Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • The Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ike Brown Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2603 <6>
    • Easley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Easley Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easley Cemetery
    • Sayers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sayers Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • The Sayers Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sayersville Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayers Cemetery
    • Elgin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Elgin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #512858 <6>
    • Schiller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schiller Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 the 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 the Woods Cemetery
      • Westbrook Memorial Gardens
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Westbrook Memorial Gardens is located in Bastrop County
        • The Westbrook Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
        • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
        • Westbrook Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westbrook Memorial Gardens
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #751702 <6>
      • Glasscock Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glasscock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Glasscock Cemetery is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glasscock Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6974 <6>
      • Walker - Watson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker - Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walker - Watson Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker - Watson Cemetery
      • Rosehill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
      • Jones Cemeteries
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jones Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Puckett Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puckett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Puckett Cemetery is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puckett Cemetery
      • Hunter Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
      • Comanche Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fowler Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
      • Three Oaks Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Morgan Chapel Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morgan Chapel Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Chapel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5329 <6>
      • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

    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: GNIS record #1347640 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Elgin West
      • County: Bastrop         Elev: 156
      • Location given for GNIS #1347640 (Speir Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Speir Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2719, Longitude: -97.4144       In this case, the coordinates for the Speir Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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