A visit to the Smith Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Chapel Cemetery:
39.5534, -76.2383
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Harford County<2>.
The county seat for Harford County is located in Bel Air. Bel Air lies just to the west southwest of the Smith Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smith Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Smith Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Green Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wesleyan Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyan Cemetery
- Harford Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trappe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Trappe Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trappe Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Rock Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Run Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Spesutie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spesutie Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spesutie Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Stump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stump Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
- Dublin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dublin Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ignatius Cemetery
- Bel Air Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bel Air Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969632 <5>
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cranberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cranberry Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Cemetery
- Darlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Darlington Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Cemetery
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smith Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Churchville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hopewell Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Creswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Harford Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harford Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Furnace
- Aberdeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Garland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Kalmia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Bel Air
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <6>
- Country Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Homestead Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Homestead Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Bradford Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bradford Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Village
- Belcamp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Abingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Perryman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Bayside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Lapidum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bynum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Poole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Poole is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
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 Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Harford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aberdeen
- Bel Air
- Darlington
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 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 Smith Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Harford 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1698516 (Smith Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1698516 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: Harford
- Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aberdeen
- Location given for Smith Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5534413 Lon: -76.238289
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Harford, 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- Smith Chapel 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. |