A visit to the Smeed 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 Smeed Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smeed 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 Smeed Cemetery
Lat: 33.3423° (33° 20' 32")
Lon: -92.9252° (-92° 55' 30")
The Smeed Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Smeed Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Smeed Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smeed Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Union County
- Mt. Holly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Holly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Holly Cemetery is located in Union County
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
- Silver Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Silver Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
- The Watkins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haltom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56721 <5>
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tate Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56484 <5>
- Scott - Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott - Young Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott - Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Scott - Young Cemetery is located in Union County
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Coulter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Union County
- Yocum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yocum Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yocum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Union County
- Sweet Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Canaan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sweet Canaan Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Union County
- Big Hickory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Hickory Cemetery
- The Big Hickory Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Union County
- The Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Lisbon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisbon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lisbon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Union County
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Union County
- Good Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
- Whitefield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitefield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Whitefield Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- The Ebenezer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #904113 <5>
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Columbia County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Union County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smeed Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smeed Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mount Holly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Mount Holly is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <6>
- Pace City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pace City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Louann
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Stephens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Stephens is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens <6>
- Dumas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Smackover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smackover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smackover
- Smackover is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smackover <6>
- Sandy Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Milner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lufra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
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- Cullendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Calhoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Norphlet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norphlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Norphlet is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Joyce City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <6>
- College Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- McNeil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- El Dorado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Smeed Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smeed Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- El Dorado
- Emerson
- Magnolia
- Norphlet
- Stephens
- Waldo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Smeed Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Union County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Smeed Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #78385 (Smeed Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #78385 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: Mount Holly
- County: Union Elev: 70
- Location given for GNIS #78385 (Smeed Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Union County: www.co.union.ar.us/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Arkansas' counties, including Union, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smeed Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3423, Longitude: -92.9252 In this case, the coordinates for the Smeed 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. |