A visit to the Smithfield 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 Smithfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smithfield Cemetery:
41.1006, -93.0549
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smithfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smithfield Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Albia. Albia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Smithfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smithfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Smithfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smithfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- O'Brien Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The O'Brien Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Hogeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hogeland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeland Cemetery
- Oak Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Dale Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale Cemetery
- Stoneking Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stoneking Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneking Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bell Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Albia.
- Edan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Edan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edan Cemetery
- Foutch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Foutch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foutch Cemetery
- Eldorado Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Manley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Manley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Boyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Olive Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Chapel Cemetery
- Stotts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stotts Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Clear Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clear Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Old Ireland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Ireland Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ireland Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown 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 Smithfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smithfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Olmitz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Lovilia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Indiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Zero
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Melrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Attica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Williamson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bluff Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bussey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Pershing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Melcher - Dallas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Albia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Chariton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iconium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Tracy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Bauer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Knoxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Confidence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Harvey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
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 Smithfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smithfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albia
- Albia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Smithfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Bussey
- Chariton
- Knoxville
- Lovilia
- Melrose
- Russell
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 Smithfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Smithfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823434 (Smithfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823434 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weller
- Location given for Smithfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1005573 Lon: -93.0549252
- 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 Monroe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smithfield 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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