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:
42.8141, -94.9928
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 Buena Vista County<2>.
The county seat for Buena Vista County is located in Storm Lake. Storm Lake lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the 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 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Albert City.
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94730 <5>
- Garton Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Garton Graveyard is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Graveyard
- Poland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Poland Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Cemetery
- Swan Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Swan Lake Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Osborn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Laurens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Laurens Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens Cemetery
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Little Sioux Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Varina Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Varina Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Cemetery
- Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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:
- Albert City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marathon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Laurens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rembrandt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sioux Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Webb is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Truesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Varina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Cornell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Linn Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Havelock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gillett Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Storm Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rossie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rossie is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Casino Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Fonda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pocahontas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mallard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curlew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Ayrshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <6>
- Juniata
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
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 Buena Vista County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alta
- Alta lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Fonda
- Fonda lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fonda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
- Greenville
- Havelock
- Laurens
- Mallard
- Newell
- Pocahontas
- Sioux Rapids
- Storm Lake
- Webb
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 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 Buena Vista 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 #461690 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461690 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: Buena Vista
- Est. Elev: 419 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Albert City
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8141419 Lon: -94.9927672
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Buena Vista, 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' 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. |