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A visit to the Smith Cemetery ...


The location of the Smith Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   33.2038°   (33° 12' 13")

Lon:   -81.9634°   (-81° 57' 48")

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 .

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 helpful 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Smith Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Richmond County
    • Hephzibah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
      • Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Gracewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Browns Hill ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
      • Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Pepperidge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
      • Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
    • Jackson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
    • Saint Clair
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
      • Saint Clair is located in Burke County
    • Torbit Station ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Torbit Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
      • Torbit Station is located in Burke County
      • Torbit Station has also been known as:
      • Torbit
    • Savanna Town ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savanna Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
      • Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Blythe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Keysville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Southgate Village
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
        • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munnerlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
        • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
      • Barton Village
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
        • Barton Village is located in Richmond County
      • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
        • Noah is located in Jefferson County
        • Noah has also been known as:
        • Noah Station
      • Forest Hills
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Sardis
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Belair
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
        • Belair is located in Richmond County
      • Talatha
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
        • Talatha is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Matthews
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<6>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Mixon Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mixon Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mixon Cemetery
    • Cosnahan Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cosnahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cosnahan Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cosnahan Cemetery
    • Fulcher Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fulcher Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulcher Cemetery
    • Palmer Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Palmer Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Palmer Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2389770 <7>
    • Green Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crockett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crockett Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crockett Cemetery
    • Mixon Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mixon Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mixon Cemetery
    • Usher Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Usher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Usher Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Usher Cemetery
    • Fulcher Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fulcher Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulcher Cemetery
    • McBean Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McBean Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBean Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Atkins Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Atkins Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkins Cemetery
      • Walker Scott Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walker Scott Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Scott Cemetery
      • Johnson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Bines Slave Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bines Slave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bines Slave Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bines Slave Cemetery
      • Gresham Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gresham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gresham Cemetery
      • Slave Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The Slave Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • The Slave Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Colored Cemetery
        • Old Quarter Cemetery
        • Sixth Street Park Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slave Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2536446 <7>
      • Waynesboro Confederate Memorial Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Walter Jones Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walter Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walter Jones Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walter Jones Cemetery
      • Botsford Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Botsford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Botsford Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Botsford Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #348057 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: McBean
      • County: Burke         Elev: 94
      • Location given for GNIS #348057 (Smith Cemetery)

    The official website for Burke County: www.burkecounty-ga.gov/

    The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

    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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smith Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2038, Longitude: -81.9634       In this case, the coordinates for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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