A visit to the Spence 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 Spence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spence Cemetery:
38.1029, -82.4143
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spence Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies just to the north of the Spence Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Spence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lower Napier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lower Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Upper Napier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Upper Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Maynard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Damron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Dan Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dan Wallace Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Marilyn Napier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stiltner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stiltner Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Fry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Ramey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Watts & Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Noe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Noe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Damron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Maynard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Longpoint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Longpoint Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kiahsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
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- East Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
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- Dunlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
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- Armilda
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Effie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
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- Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
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- Doane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
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- Cove Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
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- Nestlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
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- Wayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Clifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
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- Fort Gay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Louisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Wilsondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
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- Hubbardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
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- Gallup ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Wewanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Potters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Smoky Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
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 Spence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Spence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Spence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1547122 (Spence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1547122 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Radnor
- Location given for Spence Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1028675 Lon: -82.4143165
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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 West Virginia's counties, including Wayne, 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- Spence 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. |