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:
43.9787, -72.6840
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 11 miles [17.7 km]
<3> to the east of the Spear Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Peth Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peth Cemetery
- East Braintree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hutchinson - Mann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Connecticut Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Lower Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lower Branch Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Branch Cemetery
- Roswell Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Roswell Ford Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell Ford Cemetery
- West Brookfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moulton Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Cemetery
- Thayer Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thayer Brook Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Brook Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Southview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Southview Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southview Cemetery
- Randolph Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doggall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Doggall Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doggall Cemetery
- Chadwick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chadwick Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick Cemetery
- 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)
- The First Settler Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Settler Cemetery
- Orcutt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Orcutt Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orcutt Cemetery
- South Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The South Hollow Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollow Cemetery
- Little Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Brookfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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)
- Braintree Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree Hill
- Braintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
- Braintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- West Brookfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- 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)
- Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343 people
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- North Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Randolph
- East Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- South Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Randolph
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
- Lower Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Granville
- 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)
- East Bethel is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
- 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)
- Bethel is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,939 people
- Alpine Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
- Rochester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- 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)
- Northfield Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
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 like to start 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 #1921562 (Spear Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1921562 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: 365 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Randolph
- Location given for Spear Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9786757 Lon: -72.683995
- 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 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 drawn 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> | 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. |