A visit to the Smiley 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 Smiley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smiley Cemetery:
30.4207, -90.7048
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smiley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smiley Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Livingston Parish is located in Livingston. Livingston lies just to the north northwest of the Smiley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smiley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Smiley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smiley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McLin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McLin Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLin Cemetery
- Wheat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wheat Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Cemetery
- Colyell Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Efferson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Efferson Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Efferson Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Blount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Petes Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Petes Rest Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Rest Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Bankston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bankston Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pennington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Redding Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Redding Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding Cemetery
- James Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The James Chapel Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Chapel Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- Satsuma Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Carters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Carters Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Cemetery
- Kinchen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kinchen Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinchen Cemetery
- Drumwright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lard Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smiley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smiley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Livingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maurepas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Killian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Port Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Clio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claybank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- French Settlement
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Baptist
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Galvez Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Wadesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Little Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Galvez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Brignac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Hobart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Ponchatoula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Natalbany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Denham Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
- Former names for Denham Springs:
- Amite Springs
- Hill's Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <6>
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 Smiley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smiley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Denham Springs
- Hammond
- Livingston
- Maurepas
- Ponchatoula
- Port Vincent
- Springfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Smiley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Livingston Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 Smiley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #539423 (Smiley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #539423 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
- Parish: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Frost
- Location given for Smiley Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.4207479 Lon: -90.7048163
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Livingston, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smiley 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. |