A visit to the Spry 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 Spry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spry Cemetery:
38.0045, -82.2087
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spry Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Hamlin. Hamlin lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Spry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spry Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Spry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Workman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Mann Knob Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mann Knob Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Knob Cemetery
- Meeks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Meeks Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Kinser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kinser Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinser Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Queens Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Queens Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Queens Ridge Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Dunlow.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79635 <5>
- Adkins White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Adkins White Cemetery is located in Morgan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins White Cemetery
- Meades Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Meades Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meades Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Mullins - Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Dingess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dingess Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Curry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
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 Spry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Whirlwind
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Cove Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Wilsondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Kiahsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Dingess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Big Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Spears ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Doane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Chapmanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Banco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Nestlow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Troy Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Dunlow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Mitchell Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Hode
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Stonecoal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Holden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Hedgeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Manila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Palermo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- East Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
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 Spry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spry 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 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 Spry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Spry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1547284 (Spry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1547284 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 356 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ranger
- Location given for Spry Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0045403 Lon: -82.2087502
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Lincoln, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spry 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. |