A visit to the Smit 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 Smit Cemetery ...
The Smit Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Arriba Cemetery
- The Arriba Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriba Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Clairmont Cemetery
- The Clairmont Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairmont Cemetery
- Cope Community Cemetery
- Delto Cemetery
- The Delto Cemetery is located in Yuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delto Cemetery
- Flagler Cemetery
- The Flagler Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagler Cemetery
- Grave of Buffalo Hunter
- Hope Church Cemetery
- The Hope Church Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Church Cemetery
- Idler Family Cemetery
- Joes Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lucas Memorial Cemetery
- Mildred Cemetery
- The Mildred Cemetery is located in Yuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred Cemetery
- New Freidonburg Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Yuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
- Spring Valley Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Vona Cemetery
- The Vona Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vona Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Smit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Anton
- Arickaree ‑ Historic
- Arickaree is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arickaree
- Arriba
- Bethune
- Cope
- Flagler
- Idalia
- Joes
- Kirk
- Seibert
- Stratton
- Thurman ‑ Historic
- Thurman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Vona
- Wiladel ‑ Historic
- Wiladel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiladel
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 Smit Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kit Carson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arriba
- Flagler
- Seibert
- Vona
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 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 Smit Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Colorado:
- Pages specific to Kit Carson 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 Smit Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #195061 (Smit Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #195061 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: Kit Carson
- Est. Elev: 1357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cope SE
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Kit Carson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Smit Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |