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:
33.3307, -82.3479
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 McDuffie County<2>.
The county seat for McDuffie County is located in Thomson. Thomson lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reeves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Printup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Printup Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printup Cemetery
- Silver Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Silver Run Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run Cemetery
- Dearing Full Gospel Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dearing Full Gospel Church Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Full Gospel Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dearing Full Gospel Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Dearing.
- The Dearing Full Gospel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dearing Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344656 <5>
- Adams Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Adams Chapel Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Chapel Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Alleluia Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alleluia Community Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleluia Community Cemetery
- The Alleluia Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hallelujah Community Cemetery
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Iron Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Iron Hill Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill Cemetery
- Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Paul Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Cemetery
- Ft. Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ft. Creek Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Creek Cemetery
- Poplar Head Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Poplar Head Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Head Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Avret Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Avret Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avret 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:
- Dearing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harlem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sawdust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Wrens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Matthews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Noah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Blythe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wrens Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Keysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stapleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zebina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gordon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Hephzibah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maddox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Gibson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Belair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Appling
(15 miles [24.1 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 McDuffie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gibson
- Harlem
- Thomson
- Wrens
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 McDuffie 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 #348815 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #348815 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: McDuffie
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avondale
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3306972 Lon: -82.3479023
- 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 McDuffie, 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. |