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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:

31.0444, -92.9207

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 Vernon Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Vernon Parish is located in Leesville. Leesville lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Semon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Semon Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semon Cemetery
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Doyle Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
  • Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Pitkin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69198 <5>
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs Cemetery
  • Mathis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Mathis Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
  • Occupy #1 Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Occupy #1 Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupy #1 Cemetery
    • The Occupy #1 Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Occupy Church Number 1 Cemetery
    • Ten Mile Cemetery
    • Tenmile Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191365 <5>
  • Grave Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grave Hill Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Hill Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Watson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Watson Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Scott Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
    • Mill Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
    • Marlow Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Marlow Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Cemetery
    • Drakes Fork Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Drakes Fork Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Fork Cemetery
    • Wisby Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wisby Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisby Cemetery
    • West Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
    • Elisha Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star 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 Smith Cemetery.

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

  • Fullerton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pitkin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cravens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cravens is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
  • Leander
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Leander is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
  • Lacamp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dido
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
  • Hicks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Hineston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reids
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Reids is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
  • Sieper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cole Central
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
  • Elizabeth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Walnut Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Sugartown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Simpson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Elmer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Marionville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Marionville is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
    • Mab
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mab is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mab
    • Otis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemphill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
    • Slagle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Polk North
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
    • Fort Polk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Grant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Tenmile
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Tenmile is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 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 Vernon 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 #556065  (Smith Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #556065 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: Vernon
      • Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fullerton Lake
      • Location given for Smith Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0443543     Lon: -92.9207088
      • 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 Vernon, 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 drawn 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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