A visit to the Smith 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 Cemetery ...
The Smith Cemetery is located in Holmes County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Blackman Cemetery
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Broxton Cemetery
- The Broxton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Cemetery
- Curry Cemetery
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- Dyson Cemetery
- The Dyson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dyson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Caryville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71919 <3>
- East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
- The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Bonifay.
- The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Creek Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290024 <3>
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
- Leonia Cemetery
- The Leonia Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonia Cemetery
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
- The Liberty Chapel Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Chapel Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- The Magnolia Cemetery has also been known as:
- DeFuniak Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #671623 <3>
- McDuffie Cemetery
- McDuffie Cemetery
- The McDuffie Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDuffie Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Merrill Cemetery
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Padgett Cemetery
- The Padgett Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Ponce de Leon Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Royals Cemetery
- The Royals Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royals Cemetery
- Vaughanville Cemetery
- The Vaughanville Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville Cemetery
- Westville Cemetery
- The Westville Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Argyle
- Black
- Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Bonifay
- Caryville
- Cerrogordo
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Costilla ‑ Historic
- Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- De Funiak Springs
- Eunola ‑ Historic
- Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Five Points
- Five Points is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Geneva
- Izagora
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Knox Hill
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Mossy Head
- Paxton
- Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Ponce de Leon
- Samson
- Union
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Westville
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Funiak Springs
- Florala
- Geneva
- Samson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #300943 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #300943 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 50 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glendale
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Holmes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Smith Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
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