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:
38.8406, -86.0997
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Brownstown. Brownstown lies just to the 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Weathers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Weathers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathers Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Beem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beem Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beem Cemetery
- Heighton Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Burrell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Woodmansee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodmansee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmansee Cemetery
- Smallwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smallwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Lanning Sput Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lanning Sput Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanning Sput Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Harrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Hinderlider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hinderlider Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinderlider Cemetery
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- Empson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Empson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empson Cemetery
- Wayman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wayman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayman Cemetery
- The Wayman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Wayman / Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87305 <5>
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Collett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Collett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett Cemetery
- Sturgeon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sturgeon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Cemetery
- Waskom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Waskom Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Lubker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lubker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Vallonia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Medora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Brownstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plattsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- New Elizabethtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Kossuth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Kurtz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Freetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Ritner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Dudleytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Cortland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spraytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Norman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zelma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Tunnelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Retreat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bono
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Little York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Crothersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Campbellsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smedley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Kriete Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Erie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Campbellsburg
- Crothersville
- Leesville
- Medora
- Seymour
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 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 #443661 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #443661 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 164 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vallonia
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8406094 Lon: -86.0997033
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Jackson, 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- 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. |