A visit to the Spell Cemetery ...
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 Spell Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spell Cemetery
Lat: 30.1377° (30° 8' 15")
Lon: -94.1716° (-94° 10' 17")
The Spell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Beaumont. Beaumont lies just to the south southeast of the Spell Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Spell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Loeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loeb Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Loeb Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anthony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anthony Cemetery
- The Anthony Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anthony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Beaumont.
- The Anthony Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dan Gill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130 <5>
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Jefferson County
- Hebert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebert Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hebert Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Sullivan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Mansfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mansfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mansfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Restlawn Memorial Park is located in Orange County
- Walton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Broussard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broussard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broussard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Williamson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Orange County
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- Stephenson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephenson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Hook Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hook Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Rosedale Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Landrum Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landrum Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landrum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Landrum Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Hillebrandt Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillebrandt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillebrandt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hillebrandt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Adcock Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adcock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adcock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Adcock Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2056 <5>
- Singleton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singleton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Singleton Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Knupple Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knupple Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knupple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Knupple Cemetery is located in Hardin County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Loeb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb
- Loeb is located in Hardin County
- Voth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voth
- Voth is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voth <6>
- Amelia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Amelia is located in Jefferson County
- Rose Hill Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
- Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Beaumont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bevil Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevil Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
- Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Pine Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
- Higgins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Higgins is located in Jefferson County
- Rose City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Rose City is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Lumberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Lumberton is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <6>
- Pine Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Orange County
- Pine Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
- Pine Forest is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pinewood Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinewood Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
- Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
- Vidor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vidor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
- Vidor is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <6>
- China
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- China is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <6>
- Central Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Gardens
- Central Gardens is located in Jefferson County
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 Spell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Lumberton
- Nederland
- Port Neches
- Silsbee
- Sour Lake
- Vidor
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Spell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Jefferson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Spell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1384885 (Spell Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1384885 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: Voth
- County: Jefferson Elev: 11
- Location given for GNIS #1384885 (Spell Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.tx.us/
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 Jefferson, 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 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 Spell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1377, Longitude: -94.1716 In this case, the coordinates for the Spell Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |