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:
42.1662, -85.5283
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 Kalamazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Kalamazoo County is located in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north 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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Portage South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Portage South Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage South Cemetery
- Gourdneck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gourdneck Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourdneck Cemetery
- Schoolcraft Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jenkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkinson Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinson Cemetery
- Indian Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Indian Fields Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Fields Cemetery
- Portage Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McKain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McKain Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKain Cemetery
- Boughten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Boughten Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughten Cemetery
- Wolcott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wolcott Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park South
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dry Prairie Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prairie Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Schoolcraft Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Schoolcraft Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolcraft Cemetery
- Clement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clement Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Cemetery
- Hassic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hassic Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassic Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Wheaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Mint Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mint Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Cemetery
- Dutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dutton Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery
- Gilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilson Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilson 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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vicksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pavillion Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- Portage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
- Schoolcraft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Comstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Kalamazoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Oshtemo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Parkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Galesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Climax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Parchment
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- West Leroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- East Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Leonidas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Factoryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Mattawan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Custer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Augusta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Kalamazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Climax
- Fort Custer
- Galesburg
- Kalamazoo
- Mendon
- Parchment
- Portage
- Schoolcraft
- Vicksburg
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 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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kalamazoo 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #638131 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #638131 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: Kalamazoo
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Portage
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1661556 Lon: -85.5283325
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Kalamazoo, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |