A visit to the Spivey 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 Spivey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spivey Cemetery:
30.9569, -95.5258
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spivey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spivey Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of the Spivey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spivey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Spivey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spivey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dunlap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Cincinnati Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cincinnati Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati Cemetery
- Weldon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Weldon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Old Plantation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Clapp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Clapp Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapp Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Cline Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Reed Sunshine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falba Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Falba Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falba Cemetery
- White Rock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- The White Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7604 <5>
- Douglas Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Falba Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Falba Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falba Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Midway Southside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Midway Southside Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Southside Cemetery
- The Midway Southside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989073 <5>
- Gospel Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Gospel Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gospel Hill Cemetery
- Gospel Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Gospel Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gospel Hill Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Spivey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spivey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kittrell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kittrell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Trinity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Antioch ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Austonio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Austonio is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Chita
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chita is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Friday
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Oakhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Cooper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Porter Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Madisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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 Spivey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spivey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crockett
- Dodge
- Dodge lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Spivey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dodge.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Glendale
- Groveton
- Huntsville
- Lovelady
- Madisonville
- Trinity
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Spivey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Walker 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 Spivey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1368914 (Spivey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1368914 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wyser Bottom
- Location given for Spivey Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9568529 Lon: -95.5257762
- 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 Walker, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spivey 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. |