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A visit to the Spencer Memorial 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 Spencer Memorial Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spencer Memorial 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 Spencer Memorial Cemetery

Lat:   38.8137°   (38° 48' 49")

Lon:   -81.3601°   (-81° 21' 36")

The Spencer Memorial Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.

The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the south southeast of the Spencer Memorial Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Spencer Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ward Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Millerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Millerville Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Wright Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tanner Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Depue Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Depue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Depue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Depue Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • McKown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKown Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Bower Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bower Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bower Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Craig Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Craig Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Fox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fox Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Beckley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beckley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beckley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beckley Cemetery is located in Roane County
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    • Chrislip Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chrislip Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Chrislip Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Chrislip Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chrislip Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Spencer.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78006 <6>
    • Galahoe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galahoe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galahoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Galahoe Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Triplett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Triplett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Triplett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Triplett Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Little Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Creek Cemetery
      • The Little Creek Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Creek Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Spencer.
      • The Little Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bartlett Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1860646 <6>
    • Hooam Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hooam Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Callow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Callow Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Watson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Roane 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 Spencer Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spencer Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Spencer
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Triplett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Triplett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
    • Triplett is located in Roane County
  • Millard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Millard is located in Roane County
  • Graux
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
    • Graux is located in Roane County
  • Reedy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Rushville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Roane County
  • Pink
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
    • Pink is located in Calhoun County
  • Rocksdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocksdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
    • Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
  • Flint Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
    • Flint Town is located in Roane County
  • Zona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
    • Zona is located in Roane County
  • Roxalana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
    • Roxalana is located in Roane County
  • Lucile
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
    • Lucile is located in Wirt County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Looneyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
      • Looneyville is located in Roane County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Looneyville <7>
    • Beech
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
      • Beech is located in Calhoun County
    • Creston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Wirt County
    • Liverpool
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
      • Liverpool is located in Jackson County
    • Woodyard ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
      • Woodyard is located in Roane County
    • Hur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
      • Hur is located in Calhoun County
    • Burning Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
      • Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
    • Walton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Arnoldsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
      • Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
    • Peewee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
      • Peewee is located in Wirt County
    • Aplin ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
      • Aplin is located in Jackson County
    • Garfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Jackson County
    • Hereford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hereford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
      • Hereford is located in Jackson 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 Spencer Memorial Cemetery. The following communities are located in Roane County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spencer Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Reedy
    • Reedy lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Spencer Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reedy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
  • Spencer
    • Spencer lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Spencer Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spencer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer

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 Spencer Memorial 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 Spencer Memorial Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1547128  (Spencer Memorial Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1547128 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: Spencer
    • County: Roane         Elev: 290
    • Location given for GNIS #1547128 (Spencer Memorial Cemetery)

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 West Virginia's counties, including Roane, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Spencer Memorial Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8137, Longitude: -81.3601       In this case, the coordinates for the Spencer Memorial 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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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