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A visit to the Spence 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 Spence Cemetery ...

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

32.0613, -94.9324

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

The Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Spence Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Spence Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Spence Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
    • The Union Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Big Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982980 <5>
  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Waggoner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
  • Boatright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Boatright Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
  • Neeley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Neeley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
  • Moyers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Moyers Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
  • Lockridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Lockridge Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
  • Cool Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Black Jack Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
    • Henry's Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Henry's Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry's Chapel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Troup.
      • The Henry's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Henry's Chapel UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960069 <5>
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
    • Wiggins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
    • Medford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Medford Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Laneville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158588 <5>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Henderson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #612191 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Spence Cemetery.

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

  • Big Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Price
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Henrys Chapel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
  • Griffin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • New Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Joinerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Turnertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Turnertown is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
  • Selman City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wright City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wright City is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Laneville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackjack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Friars
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Friars is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
    • New Summerfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Flats
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
    • Sinclair City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
    • Troup
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Troup is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <6>
    • Gould
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Minden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Arp
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Arp is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <6>
    • Overton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ponta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
    • Reklaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jacobs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jacobs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
    • New London
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Omen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Omen is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen

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 Spence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Rusk 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 Spence Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1347641  (Spence Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1347641 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: Rusk
      • Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gum Springs
      • Location given for Spence Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.0612748     Lon: -94.932439
      • 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 Rusk, 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 from Point A (ie- Spence 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.