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A visit to the Smith Mountain Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Smith Mtn. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Smith Mtn. Cemetery (FG ID #8378).

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 Mtn. Cemetery ...

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

36.5543, -119.3470

The Smith Mtn. Cemetery is located in Tulare County<2>.

The county seat for Tulare County is located in Visalia. Visalia lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Smith Mtn. Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Smith Mtn. Cemetery.

Establishment of the Smith Mtn. Cemetery ...

The Smith Mtn. Cemetery was established in 1910.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Smith Mtn. Cemetery.<4>

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

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smith Mtn. Cemetery.

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

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 Mtn. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tulare County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cutler
    • Cutler lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Smith Mtn. Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cutler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
  • Del Rey
  • Dinuba
    • Dinuba lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Smith Mtn. Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dinuba.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinuba
  • Goshen
    • Goshen lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Smith Mtn. Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Goshen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Kingsburg
  • Orange Cove
  • Orosi
    • Orosi lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Smith Mtn. Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Orosi.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orosi
  • Parlier
  • Reedley
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    • Selma
    • Sultana
    • Traver
    • Visalia
    • Woodlake

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 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 Mtn. Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Tulare 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 Mtn. Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #8378

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #233341  (Smith Mountain Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #233341 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: Tulare
      • Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Orange Cove South
      • Location given for Smith Mountain Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.5546724     Lon: -119.3467859
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tulare, 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- Smith Mtn. 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.