A visit to the Spear 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 Spear Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spear Cemetery:
43.9742, -72.3932
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spear Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spear Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.
. Chelsea lies just to the west northwest of the Spear Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Spear Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spear Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Corwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Corwin Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin Cemetery
- Blaisdell - Laird - Laird Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spear - Norris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Noyes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Noyes Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes Cemetery
- Boardman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Boardman Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman Cemetery
- Taylor Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Chelsea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Chelsea Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chelsea Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Buzzell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Buzzell Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzell Cemetery
- Vershire Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Vershire Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Corinth Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Smith - Mill Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clough Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clough Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Dickerman Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whitney Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitney Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Hill Cemetery
- Durkee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Durkee Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durkee Cemetery
- Monarch Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Monarch Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Hill Cemetery
- South Vershire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Darling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Darling Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Cemetery
- West Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The West Corinth Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spear Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spear Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vershire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vershire is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vershire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Vershire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vershire is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vershire
- Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
- Chelsea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chelsea is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
- Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- West Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Corinth is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
- Tunbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tunbridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,335 people
- Old City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old City is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Washington is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
- Tunbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Strafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Strafford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- East Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Post Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- West Fairlee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Fairlee is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- North Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Randolph
- South Strafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- East Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- Randolph Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,558 people
- South Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Randolph
- East Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Corinth is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corinth
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343 people
- East Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Bethel is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
- Fairlee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairlee is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
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 Spear Cemetery. The following communities are located in Orange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spear Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Spear Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Orange 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 Spear Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1921561 (Spear Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1921561 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: Orange
- Est. Elev: 508 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chelsea
- Location given for Spear Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.974233 Lon: -72.3931531
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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 Orange, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spear 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |