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A visit to the Sweet Home 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 Sweet Home Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweet Home Cemetery:

39.7855, -98.5465

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

The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.

The county seat for Smith County is located in Smith Center. Smith Center lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Sweet Home Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sweet Home Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Sweet Home Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Price Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Price Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Odessa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Odessa Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa Cemetery
  • St. Elizabeth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeth Cemetery
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
  • Custer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Custer Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Cemetery
  • North Oak Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Esbon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Esbon Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Crystal Plains Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Oak Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Amity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oriole Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Oriole Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole Cemetery
    • Providence Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Providence Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
    • Twelvemile Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Twelvemile Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • Oak Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Cemetery
    • Webb Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Webb Hill Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Hill Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sweet Home Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sweet Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Lebanon
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Esbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bellaire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bellaire is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Smith Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Dispatch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dispatch is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
  • Burr Oak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Womer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Womer is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
  • Harlan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlan is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Portis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Portis is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Mankato
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Gaylord
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Downs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Cawker City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Athol
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Athol is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Pawnee Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Pawnee Village is located in Webster County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
    • Red Cloud
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Inavale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Amboy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Amboy is located in Webster County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
    • Cedar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Jewell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jewell is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Guide Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Elder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Montrose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Montrose is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Former name for Montrose:
      • Delta

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 Sweet Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Sweet Home Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Smith 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 Sweet Home Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471974  (Sweet Home Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471974 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: Smith
      • Est. Elev: 535 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lebanon
      • Location given for Sweet Home Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.7852897     Lon: -98.5467309
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Smith, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sweet Home 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.