A visit to the Spafford 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 Spafford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spafford Cemetery:
43.5734, -72.9515
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spafford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spafford Cemetery is located in Rutland County<2>.
The county seat for Rutland County is located in Rutland. Rutland lies just to the north northwest of the Spafford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spafford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Spafford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spafford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Joseph Wait Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Joseph Wait Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Wait Cemetery
- Old Marsh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Old Marsh Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marsh Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Old West Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The West Street Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Street Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rutland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #824620 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- North Main Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The North Main Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Main Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Rutland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon Flats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Clarenden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rutland Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lydias - Wheelerville Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Townline - Saunders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Clarendon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Bridgets Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgets Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Edmunds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Edmunds Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- Tenney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tenney Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spafford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spafford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alfrecha
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alfrecha is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfrecha
- Rutland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon Springs is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Springs
- Clarendon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clarendon is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
- Rutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,105 people
- West Rutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Mendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ira is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- East Pittsford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Pittsford is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittsford
- Proctor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- West Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Rutland is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wallingford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
- Proctor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wallingford is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Killington Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Killington Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington Village
- Killington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Killington is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Sherburne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sherburne is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- Telemark Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Telemark Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemark Village
- Chittenden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middletown Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown Springs is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Middletown Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tinmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tinmouth is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Bowlsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlsville is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlsville
- Mount Holly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Bridgewater is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Chittenden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chittenden is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Spafford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Rutland 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 Spafford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1922135 (Spafford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1922135 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: Rutland
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rutland
- Location given for Spafford Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5734021 Lon: -72.9514941
- 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 Vermont's counties, including Rutland, 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- Spafford 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. |
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