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A visit to the Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery (FG ID #81642)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery

Lat:   38.7218°   (38° 43' 18")

Lon:   -76.6669°   (-76° 40' 0")

The Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Calvert County<2>.

The county seat for Calvert County is located in Prince Frederick. Prince Frederick lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery .

Name Variations for Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Smiths Purchase Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Apple Greene
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Penwick Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
    • Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
  • Dunkirk Town Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk Town Center have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
    • Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
  • Dunkirk
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Chaney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pindell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Owings Town Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owings Town Center have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
    • Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
  • Owings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owings have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings
    • Owings is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owings <8>
  • Jewell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower Marlboro Towne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Marlboro Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
    • Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
  • Academy Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <8>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Westwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunderland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunderland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
      • Sunderland is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunderland <8>
    • Tracys Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Croom
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • North Keys
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Chesapeake Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake Beach
      • Chesapeake Beach is located in Calvert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,066 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake Beach <8>
    • Fairhaven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Baywalker Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baywalker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
      • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Greenock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Horsehead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Orme
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntingtown Town Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntingtown Town Center have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingtown Town Center
      • Huntingtown Town Center is located in Calvert County
    • Huntingtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Summer City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
      • Summer City is located in Calvert County
    • North Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
      • North Beach is located in Calvert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Beach <8>
    • Deale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deale
      • Deale is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deale <8>
    • Marlton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
      • Marlton is located in Prince George's County

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 Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Calvert County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smithville Methodist Church 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 Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery:

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 Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1676125  (Smiths Purchase Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1676125 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lower Marlboro
    • County: Calvert         Elev: 44
    • Location given for GNIS #1676125 (Smiths Purchase Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #81642

The official website for Calvert County: www.co.cal.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Calvert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7218, Longitude: -76.6669    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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