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A visit to the Spur Memorial 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 Spur Memorial Cemetery ...

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

33.2835, -100.5119

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

The Spur Memorial Cemetery is located in Dickens County<2>.

The county seat for Dickens County is located in Dickens. Dickens lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Spur Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Spur Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Spur Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Steele Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Steele Hill Cemetery is located in Dickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Hill Cemetery
  • Jayton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Jayton Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayton Cemetery
  • Oriana Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oriana Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana Cemetery
  • Brazos Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Brazos Valley Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Valley Cemetery
  • Gilkerson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gilkerson Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkerson Cemetery
  • Clairemont Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Clairemont Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairemont Cemetery
  • Shadle Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Shadle Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Aspermont Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Aspermont Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspermont Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Riverdale Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Riverdale Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Cemetery
  • Dowell Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • The Dowell Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Guthrie Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Guthrie Cemetery is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Guthrie Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Guthrie.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195727 <5>
    • Rayner Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rayner Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayner Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rayner Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Flat Top and Old Glory.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Old Glory.
    • Hooker Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • The Hooker Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
    • Dickens Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dickens Cemetery is located in Dickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
    • Espuela Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Espuela Cemetery is located in Dickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espuela Cemetery
    • Cottonwood Flat Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • The Cottonwood Flat Cemetery is located in Scurry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Flat Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cottonwood Flat Cemetery is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Snyder.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3065 <5>
    • Grady Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • The Grady Cemetery is located in Fisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Cemetery
    • Rotan Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • The Rotan Cemetery is located in Fisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotan Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Fisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Spur Memorial Cemetery.

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

  • Jayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Girard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Double Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
  • Clairemont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clairemont is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairemont
  • Aspermont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Spur
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Spur is located in Dickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spur <7>
  • Guthrie
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Glory
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Rotan
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Flat Top
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Flat Top is located in Stonewall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
  • Dickens
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Spur Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickens County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spur Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aspermont
  • Jayton
    • Jayton lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Spur Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jayton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayton
  • Rotan
    • Rotan lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Spur Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rotan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotan
  • Spur
    • Spur lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Spur Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spur.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Spur Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Dickens 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 Spur Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2096174  (Spur Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2096174 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: Dickens
      • Est. Elev: 591 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jayton North
      • Location given for Spur Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.2835     Lon: -100.5119
      • 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 Dickens, 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 from Point A (ie- Spur Memorial 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Flat Top and Old Glory. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.