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 ...
The Smith Cemetery is located in Johnson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Antioch Pioneer Cemetery
- The Antioch Pioneer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Pioneer Cemetery
- The Antioch Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169626 <2>
- Boles Cemetery
- Bonner Springs Cemetery
- Chance Cemetery
- The Chance Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance Cemetery
- De Soto Cemetery
- The De Soto Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Cemetery
- Edwardsville Cemetery
- The Edwardsville Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Family Cemetery
- The Family Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Family Cemetery
- Four Corners Cemetery
- The Four Corners Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners Cemetery
- Johnson County Memorial Gardens
- Lenape Cemetery
- The Lenape Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Cemetery
- Lenexa Cemetery
- The Lenexa Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Maupin Family Cemetery
- Monticello Cemetery
- The Monticello Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens
- Olathe Memorial Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Prairie Center Cemetery
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- St. Columbia Cemetery
- The St. Columbia Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbia Cemetery
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- Shawnee Cemetery
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- Shawnee Indian Cemetery
- Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens
- Strang Mausoleum
- The Strang Mausoleum is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang Mausoleum
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Argentine
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
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- Bonner Springs
- Clare
- Clare is located in Johnson County
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- Clearview City
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Countryside
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- De Soto
- Edwardsville
- Gardner
- Grinter Heights
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Hesper
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Holliday
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Lake Quivira
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Leawood
- Lenexa
- Linwood
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Loring
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Merriam
- Mission
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
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- Monticello
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Morris
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Olathe
- Overland Park
- Prairie Village
- Shawnee
- Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
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- Turner
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
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- Weaver
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Wilder
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
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- Zarah
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
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 Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Argentine
- Bonner Springs
- De Soto
- Lenexa
- Linwood
- Merriam
- Olathe
- Overland Park
- Shawnee
- Spring Hill
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 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 Kansas:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 #2087381 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2087381 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Olathe
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |