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:
34.2518, -83.5002
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Grove Level Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove Level Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Level Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Veal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Veal Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veal Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Solid Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gray Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gray Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hill Cemetery
- Grey Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Weebs Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Weebs Creek Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weebs Creek Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Dry Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dry Pond Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond Cemetery
- Oconee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oconee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Cemetery
- Jackson Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Memorial Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Memorial Park
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Commerce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Gillsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pendergrass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Arcade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Planter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Jarrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Talmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Raoul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- White Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Candler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Klondike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Attica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Rainbow Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Baldwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Jackson 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 begin with 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 #323118 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #323118 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maysville
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2517734 Lon: -83.5001637
- 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 Jackson, 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- 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. |
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