A visit to the Smithfield 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 Smithfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smithfield Cemetery:
42.2686, -84.6517
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smithfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smithfield Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Smithfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smithfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Smithfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smithfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Perry - Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodiff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Woodiff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodiff Cemetery
- Parma Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Parma Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Cemetery
- Quakertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Quakertown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown Cemetery
- Bayn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bayn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayn Cemetery
- Upton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Upton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Reed Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Family Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Family Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dearing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dearing Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Albion Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Albion Memory Gardens is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albion Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Albion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15 <5>
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Spring Arbor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Arbor Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Arbor Cemetery
- Springport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Springport Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Krenerick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Krenerick Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krenerick Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- South Albion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The South Albion Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Albion Cemetery
- West Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The West Concord Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Concord Cemetery
- Pherdun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pherdun Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherdun 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 Smithfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smithfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Parma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Devereaux
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Albion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Arbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandstone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Springport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Tompkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Horton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Marengo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
- Former name for Jackson:
- Jacksonopolis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <6>
- Rives Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
- Berryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Onondaga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Charlesworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
- South Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Mosherville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Vandercook Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Smithfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smithfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Concord
- Eaton Rapids
- Hanover
- Horton
- Jackson
- Leslie
- Litchfield
- Marshall
- Parma
- Parma lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Smithfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Parma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Springport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Smithfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Smithfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2109911 (Smithfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2109911 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northeast Albion
- Location given for Smithfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2686111 Lon: -84.6516667
- 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 Jackson, 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- Smithfield 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. |