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A visit to the Smilie 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 Smilie Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smilie 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 Smilie Cemetery

Lat:   37.5503°   (37° 33' 1")

Lon:   -94.6496°   (-94° 38' 58")

The Smilie Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.

The county seat for Crawford County is located in Girard. Girard lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Smilie Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Smilie Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smilie Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rosebank Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosebank Cemetery
    • The Rosebank Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • The Rosebank Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mulberry Cemetery
    • Rose Bank Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93543 <5>
  • Garden of Memories
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories
    • The Garden of Memories is located in Crawford County
    • The Garden of Memories has also been known as:
    • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92519 <5>
  • Yale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yale Cemetery is located in Barton County (MO)
  • Englevale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englevale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Englevale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Englevale Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Shirley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Cemetery
    • The Shirley Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • McGonigle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGonigle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGonigle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGonigle Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Frontenac Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frontenac Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frontenac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frontenac Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Mindenmines Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mindenmines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mindenmines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mindenmines Cemetery is located in Barton County (MO)
  • Leroy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leroy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leroy Cemetery is located in Barton County (MO)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Union Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Center Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Liberal Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberal Cemetery is located in Barton County (MO)
    • Old Arcadia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Arcadia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Arcadia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Arcadia Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Barton County (MO)
    • Endicott - Spence Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Endicott - Spence Cemetery
      • The Endicott - Spence Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
      • The Endicott - Spence Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Spence Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484780 <5>
    • Howard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
    • Barton City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barton City Cemetery is located in Barton County (MO)
    • Gill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gill Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
    • Mayfield Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Bourbon 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 Smilie Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smilie Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breezy Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
    • Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County
  • Burgess
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgess have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
    • Burgess is located in Barton County (MO)
    • Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
  • Mulberry
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <7>
  • Fox Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
    • Fox Town is located in Crawford County
  • Curranville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
    • Curranville is located in Crawford County
  • Arma
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
    • Arma is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <7>
  • Gross
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
    • Gross is located in Crawford County
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Crawford County
  • Yale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Yale is located in Crawford County
  • Coalvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
    • Coalvale is located in Crawford County
  • Edison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
    • Edison is located in Crawford County
  • Englevale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Englevale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
    • Englevale is located in Crawford County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ringo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
      • Ringo is located in Crawford County
    • Frontenac
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cornell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Cornell is located in Crawford County
    • Mindenmines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mindenmines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenmines
      • Mindenmines is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mindenmines <7>
    • Arcadia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Radley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Radley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
      • Radley is located in Crawford County
    • Capaldo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capaldo
      • Capaldo is located in Crawford County
    • Liberal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Liberal is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Dry Wood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
      • Dry Wood is located in Crawford County
    • Lone Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
      • Lone Oak is located in Crawford County
    • Cato
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Crawford County
    • Girard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <7>
    • Pittsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Farlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Smilie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smilie Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Smilie 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 Smilie Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #475151  (Smilie Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #475151 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: Arma
    • County: Crawford         Elev: 279
    • Location given for GNIS #475151 (Smilie Cemetery)

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordcountykansas.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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 Kansas' counties, including Crawford, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smilie Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5503, Longitude: -94.6496       In this case, the coordinates for the Smilie 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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