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:
41.7889, -90.6071
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 Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east 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 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.
- Barber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grand Mound.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233128 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grand Mound.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94701 <5>
- St. Anns Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is located outside and to the north of De Witt.
- Dutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dutton Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery
- Kvindherred Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Kvindherred Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kvindherred Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buena Vista Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94683 <5>
- Mowder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Long Grove Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Walrod Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Walrod Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walrod Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Alger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kuebler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Kuebler Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuebler Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Allens Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Allens Grove Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove Cemetery
- Eldridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Cemetery
- McCausland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The McCausland Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland Cemetery
- Welton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Welton Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton 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:
- Noel ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Noel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Grand Mound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- De Witt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Donahue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Park View is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
- McCausland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McCausland is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- Welton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- North Welton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Calamus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Calamus is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Dixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eldridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Maysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Big Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Big Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Wheatland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Folletts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Low Moor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elvira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Charlotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Walcott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shaffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Delmar
(14 miles [22.5 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 Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charlotte
- De Witt
- Delmar
- Eldridge
- Long Grove
- Low Moor
- Walcott
- Wheatland
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 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 Clinton 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 #461688 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461688 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Witt
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7889173 Lon: -90.6070831
- 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 Clinton, 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 obstructions 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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