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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery:
30.8638, -86.0127
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smith Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Bonifay. Bonifay lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Broxton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Broxton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Leonia Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonia Cemetery
- Padgett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Padgett Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Royals Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Royals Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royals Cemetery
- Ponce de Leon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McDuffie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Curry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- Westville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Westville Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
- Vaughanville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Vaughanville Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville Cemetery
- McDuffie Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The McDuffie Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDuffie Cemetery
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Chapel Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Chapel Cemetery
- Dyson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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]<3> to the north of Caryville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71919 <5>
- Blackman Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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]<3> 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 <5>
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] of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Cerrogordo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ponce de Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Izagora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- De Funiak Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knox Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Samson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Five Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Black
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Mossy Head
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bonifay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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 start with 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 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
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8637958 Lon: -86.0127156
- 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 Florida's counties, including Holmes, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smith 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. |