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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery:
32.4935, -92.1985
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smith Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Ouachita Parish is located in Monroe. Monroe lies just to the east northeast of the Smith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smith Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hasley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens
- The Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens has also been known as:
- Twin Cities Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69180 <5>
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- New City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New City Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jewish Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Monroe.
- The Jewish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosena Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158050 <5>
- Old City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Monroe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68456 <5>
- St. Mathew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Mathew Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathew Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Sardis Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sardis Cemetery
- Beny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Beny Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beny Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Sardis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Sardis Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sardis Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilhite Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mineral Springs CME Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68522 <5>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Faulks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Faulks Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulks Cemetery
- Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Monroe Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68200 <5>
- Rock Row Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Row Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Row Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Claiborne
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- West Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lapine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Richwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Pino Bayou Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Forksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Wilhite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Northpark Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spanish City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Leisure Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Frost Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Indian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Swartz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Averit ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Eros
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Bosco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Sterlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Downsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
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 Ouachita Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eros
- Eros lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eros.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Monroe
- West Monroe
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 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:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Ouachita 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 Smith Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #539440 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #539440 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: Ouachita
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Monroe South
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4934788 Lon: -92.19847
- 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 Ouachita, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smith 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. |
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