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Introduction ...

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 Smith Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery

Lat:   40.4375°   (40° 26' 15")

Lon:   -95.5030°   (-95° 30' 10")

The Smith Cemetery is located in Atchison County<2>.

The county seat for Atchison County is located in Rock Port. Rock Port lies just to the south southwest of the Smith Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Atchison County
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Atchison County
  • Linden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Linden Cemetery is located in Atchison County
  • Millsap Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millsap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millsap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Millsap Cemetery is located in Atchison County
  • Addington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Addington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Addington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Addington Cemetery is located in Atchison County
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Atchison County
  • Bush Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bush Cemetery is located in Atchison County
  • Stoner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stoner Cemetery is located in Atchison County
  • High Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The High Creek Cemetery is located in Atchison County
  • Tarkio Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tarkio Home Cemetery
    • The Tarkio Home Cemetery is located in Atchison County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tarkio Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Tarkio.
    • The Tarkio Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Home Cemetery
    • Tarkio Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29370 <5>
  • Grange Hall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grange Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grange Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grange Hall Cemetery is located in Atchison County
  • English Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The English Grove Cemetery is located in Atchison County
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    • Saint John's Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint John's Church Cemetery
      • The Saint John's Church Cemetery is located in Atchison County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint John's Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Tarkio.
      • The Saint John's Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Saint John's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1824939 <5>
    • Sonora Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sonora Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sonora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sonora Cemetery is located in Atchison County
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
      • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Nemaha County (NE)
      • The Walnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brownville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #573344 <5>
    • Beck Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beck Cemetery is located in Atchison County
    • Center Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Atchison County
    • Columbia & French Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia & French Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia & French Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Columbia & French Cemetery is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • Nemaha Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nemaha Cemetery
      • The Nemaha Cemetery is located in Nemaha County (NE)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nemaha Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Nemaha (NE).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101036 <5>
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Atchison County
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Atchison County
    • Prairie Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Atchison County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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.

  • Rock Port
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Phelps City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
    • Phelps City is located in Atchison County
  • Tarkio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Watson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Atchison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Brownville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fairfax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Fairfax is located in Atchison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <6>
  • Farmers City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
    • Farmers City is located in Atchison County
  • High Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
    • High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
  • Nemaha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
    • Nemaha is located in Nemaha County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Nemaha has also been known as:
    • Nemaha City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <6>
  • Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Deroin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Deroin
    • Saint Deroin is located in Nemaha County (NE)
  • Westboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
    • Westboro is located in Atchison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Peru
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Nemaha County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <6>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Corning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Holt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Hamburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <6>
    • Barada
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barada
      • Barada is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Shubert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubert
      • Shubert is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shubert <6>
    • Northboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
      • Northboro is located in Page County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Riverton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <6>
    • Blanchard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people

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 Atchison County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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:

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 #745979  (Smith Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #745979 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: Rock Port
    • County: Atchison         Elev: 314
    • Location given for GNIS #745979 (Smith Cemetery)

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 Missouri's counties, including Atchison, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smith Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4375, Longitude: -95.5030       In this case, the coordinates for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<7>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.




 

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