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:
32.9268, -82.9863
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Sandersville. Sandersville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forbes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Ruthford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ruthford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthford Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Moye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Moye Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moye Cemetery
- Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brook Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Tabernacle UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tabernacle UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Sandersville.
- The Tabernacle UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tabernacle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37284 <5>
- Leverett - Sparks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Deepstep Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Deepstep Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepstep Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Avant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Avant Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Deepstep Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Deepstep Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepstep Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- David Clay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The David Clay Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Clay Cemetery
- Branan - Kinny Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens - Cason Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bay Springs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Ohoopee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ohoopee Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Pete Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pete Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pete Cemetery
- Veal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Veal Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veal Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Oconee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deepstep
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goat Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Beech Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Toomsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tennille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- McIntyre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Irwinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Harrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Warthen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zebulon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Milledgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Riddleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Ivey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Wrightsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon
(20 miles [32.2 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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Irwinton
- Milledgeville
- Sandersville
- Toomsboro
- Wrightsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Washington 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 #348403 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #348403 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tabernacle
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9268207 Lon: -82.986256
- 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 Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |