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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. 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 Spear Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spear Cemetery

Lat:   43.9787°   (43° 58' 43")

Lon:   -72.6840°   (-72° 41' 2")

The Spear Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.

. Chelsea lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Spear Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Spear Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Peth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peth Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • East Braintree Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Braintree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Braintree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Braintree Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Hutchinson - Mann Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchinson - Mann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchinson - Mann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hutchinson - Mann Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Connecticut Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connecticut Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connecticut Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Connecticut Corners Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Lower Branch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lower Branch Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Roswell Ford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roswell Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roswell Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roswell Ford Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • West Brookfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Brookfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Brookfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Brookfield Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Moulton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moulton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moulton Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Thayer Brook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thayer Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thayer Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thayer Brook Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Southview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Southview Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Randolph Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randolph Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Randolph Center Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Doggall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doggall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doggall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Doggall Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Chadwick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chadwick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chadwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chadwick Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Brookfield Center New Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookfield Center Old Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • First Settler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Settler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Settler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The First Settler Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Orcutt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orcutt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orcutt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Orcutt Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • South Hollow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Hollow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Hollow Cemetery is located in Addison County
    • Little Hollow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Hollow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Hollow Cemetery is located in Windsor County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502935 <5>
    • East Brookfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Brookfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Brookfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Brookfield Cemetery is located in Orange County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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.

  • Braintree Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree Hill
    • Braintree Hill is located in Orange County
  • Braintree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
    • Braintree is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
  • Braintree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
    • Braintree is located in Orange County
  • West Brookfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
    • West Brookfield is located in Orange County
  • Randolph
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <6>
  • Randolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,558 people
  • Randolph Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Brookfield is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343 people
  • Roxbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Roxbury is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • North Randolph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Randolph
    • North Randolph is located in Orange County
  • East Brookfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Brookfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
    • East Brookfield is located in Orange County
  • South Randolph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Randolph
    • South Randolph is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • East Randolph
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • East Randolph is located in Orange County
    • Granville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Granville is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
    • Lower Granville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Granville
      • Lower Granville is located in Addison County
    • Hancock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Roxbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • East Bethel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
      • East Bethel is located in Windsor County
    • Granville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rochester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,939 people
    • Alpine Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
      • Alpine Village is located in Washington County
    • Rochester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
    • Bethel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Northfield Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
      • Northfield Center is located in Washington County

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 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 Spear Cemetery:

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 #1921562  (Spear Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1921562 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Randolph
    • County: Orange         Elev: 365
    • Location given for GNIS #1921562 (Spear Cemetery)

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Spear Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9787, Longitude: -72.6840       In this case, the coordinates for the Spear Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<7>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.




 

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