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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery

Lat:   38.8406°   (38° 50' 26")

Lon:   -86.0997°   (-86° 5' 58")

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peters Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Weathers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weathers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weathers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weathers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Beem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beem Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Heighton Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heighton Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heighton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Heighton Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Burrell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burrell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Zollman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zollman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zollman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zollman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Goss Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goss Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Woodmansee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodmansee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodmansee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodmansee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Smallwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smallwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smallwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smallwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lanning Sput Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanning Sput Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanning Sput Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lanning Sput Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Harrell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harrell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Hinderlider Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinderlider Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinderlider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hinderlider Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Shoemaker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoemaker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoemaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Empson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Empson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Empson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Empson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Wayman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayman Cemetery
      • The Wayman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Collett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Collett Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Sturgeon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sturgeon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sturgeon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sturgeon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Waskom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waskom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waskom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waskom Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Rucker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rucker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rucker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Lubker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lubker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lubker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lubker Cemetery is located in Jackson County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Medora is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Brownstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
    • Brownstown is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <6>
  • Plattsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Plattsburg is located in Washington County
  • New Elizabethtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
    • New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
  • Kossuth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kossuth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Kossuth is located in Washington County
  • Kurtz
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
    • Kurtz is located in Jackson County
  • Leesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Leesville is located in Lawrence County
  • Freetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fort Ritner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
    • Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
  • Dudleytown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
    • Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
  • Cortland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
    • Cortland is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Spraytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spraytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
      • Spraytown is located in Jackson County
    • Norman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Zelma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
      • Zelma is located in Lawrence County
    • Tunnelton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
      • Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
    • Houston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Houston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Jackson County
    • Retreat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
      • Retreat is located in Jackson County
    • Seymour
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bono
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Bono is located in Lawrence County
    • Little York
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Crothersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crothersville
      • Crothersville is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crothersville <6>
    • Campbellsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Smedley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smedley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
      • Smedley is located in Washington County
    • Kriete Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
      • Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
    • Erie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Lawrence County

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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: GNIS record #443661 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Vallonia
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 164
    • Location given for GNIS #443661 (Smith Cemetery)

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smith Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8406, Longitude: -86.0997       In this case, the coordinates for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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