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:
33.2038, -81.9634
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 Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the south southwest of the Smith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smith Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Cosnahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cosnahan Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosnahan Cemetery
- Fulcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fulcher Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulcher Cemetery
- Palmer Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Gordon Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Usher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Usher Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usher Cemetery
- Fulcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fulcher Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulcher Cemetery
- McBean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McBean Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Atkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Walker Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Scott Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Scott Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- McKinnie Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Ebenezer Rock Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Rock Church Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Rock Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Rock Church Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of Augusta.
- The Ebenezer Rock Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Second Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515002 <5>
- Bines Slave Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bines Slave Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bines Slave Cemetery
- Gresham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- The Slave Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colored Cemetery
- Old Quarter Cemetery
- Sixth Street Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2536446 <5>
- Waynesboro Confederate Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walter Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Walter Jones Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Jones Cemetery
- Botsford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Botsford Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botsford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waynesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Hephzibah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bush ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Kathwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Gracewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Pepperidge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Saint Clair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Blythe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Southgate Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Beech Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Munnerlyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Barton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Girard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Gordon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Noah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
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 Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith 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 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 #348057 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #348057 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McBean
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2037579 Lon: -81.9634501
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Burke, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <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. |