A visit to the Spry Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Spry Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Spry Cemetery (FG ID #77447)
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 Spry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spry Cemetery
Lat: 37.9183° (37° 55' 5")
Lon: -112.4364° (-112° 26' 11")
The Spry Cemetery is located in Garfield County<2>.
The county seat for Garfield County is located in Panguitch. Panguitch lies just to the south of the Spry Cemetery .
Establishment of the Spry Cemetery ...
The Spry Cemetery was established in 1887.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Spry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Panguitch City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Paragonah Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hatch City Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Circleville Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parowan City Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kingston Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Widtsoe Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Junction Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Greenville Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bryce Woodlands Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tropic Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antimony Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summit City Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Loseeville Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Spry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bear Valley Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Panguitch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Panguitch Fort ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hillsdale
- From the Spry Cemetery to Hillsdale
- Bone Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panguitch Lake Resort
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hatch
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Hatch is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatch <6>
- Lees Spring ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Paragonah Fort ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Paragonah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Circleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Parowan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Parowan Adobe Fort ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Asay ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bryce Canyon City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bryce Canyon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Widtsoe Junction ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Widtsoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Spry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Garfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaver
- Junction
- Panguitch
- Parowan
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 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 Spry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Utah:
- Pages specific to Garfield 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 Spry Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #77447
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Garfield, 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 obstructions 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 Spry Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9183, Longitude: -112.4364 |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |