A visit to the Smith Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Smith Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Smith Cemetery (FG ID #96359).
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:
43.1541, -91.5268
The Smith Cemetery is located in Allamakee County<2>.
The county seat for Allamakee County is located in Waukon. Waukon lies just to the north 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Post Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frankville Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moneek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moneek Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneek Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Postville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bailey Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Plot
- Zalmona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Zalmona Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalmona Cemetery
- Salem United Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem United Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem United Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roy Schultz Property Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Meadow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Dundee Plot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dundee Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Plot
- Pagin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pagin Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagin Cemetery
- Mt. Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Grove Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Grove Cemetery
- Luana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Luana Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana Cemetery
- Luana Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smithfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Volney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Postville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frankville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Luana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Volney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Castalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Waukon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Monona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ossian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gunder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Elon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lycurgus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dalby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Decorah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brainard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Olaf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waukon Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Calmar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Festina
(17 miles [27.4 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 Allamakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Clermont
- Decorah
- Elgin
- Elgin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Monona
- Ossian
- Postville
- Waukon
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 professional and volunteer 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Allamakee 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #96359
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461691 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461691 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: Allamakee
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Frankville
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1538676 Lon: -91.5268095
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Allamakee, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |