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A visit to the Smith Flat 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 Smith Flat Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Flat Cemetery:

38.7327, -120.7555

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Flat Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Smith Flat Cemetery is located in El Dorado County<2>.

The county seat for El Dorado County is located in Placerville. Placerville lies just to the west of the Smith Flat Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Smith Flat Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Smith Flat Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • Placerville Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Placerville Union Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Placerville Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Placerville.
    • The Placerville Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1812538 <5>
  • Bennett Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Bennett Memorial Park is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Memorial Park
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Middletown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Middletown Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Cemetery
  • Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Gold Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Gold Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2348365 <5>
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • James Marshall Gravesite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Uniontown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Uniontown Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
  • Jayhawk Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Jayhawk Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jayhawk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Jayhawk
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8083 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Georgetown.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155843 <5>
    • Chinese Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Chinese Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
    • Green Valley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Skinners.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641664 <5>
    • Shenandoah Valley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Shenandoah Valley Cemetery is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Valley Cemetery
      • The Shenandoah Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shenandoah Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8367 <5>
    • Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pilot Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pilot Hill Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Hill Cemetery
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fiddletown Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Fiddletown Cemetery is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddletown Cemetery
      • The Fiddletown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fiddletown Masonic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177535 <5>
    • Indian Diggings Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pioneer Graves Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Pioneer Graves Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Graves 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 Smith Flat Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Flat Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Motor City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
  • Placerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Tiger Lily
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
  • Diamond Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Newtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Camino
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
  • Kelsey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
  • El Dorado
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Somerset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Gold Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gold Hill is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Coloma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pollock Pines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lotus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shingle Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
    • Fair Play
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jayhawk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jayhawk is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk
    • River Pines
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mount Aukum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fresh Pond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
    • Fornis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis

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 Smith Flat Cemetery. The following communities are located in El Dorado County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Flat Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Smith Flat Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to El Dorado 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 Smith Flat Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1744774  (Smith Flat Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1744774 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: El Dorado
      • Est. Elev: 710 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Placerville
      • Location given for Smith Flat Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.7326809     Lon: -120.7554887
      • 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 California's counties, including El Dorado, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smith Flat 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.