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:
38.6189, -92.2446
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 Cole County<2>.
The county seat for Cole County is located in Jefferson City. Jefferson City lies just to the southeast 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Long View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Long View Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hawthorn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hawthorn Memorial Gardens is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn Memorial Gardens
- The Hawthorn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Hawthorne Memorial Gardens
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Harthill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harthill Cemetery is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harthill Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Steeley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Steeley Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeley Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Woodland - Old City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Meng Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Meng Cemetery is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meng Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Friedens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Friedens Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Eberhardt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Eberhardt Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberhardt Cemetery
- Lamkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lamkin Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin Cemetery
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:
- Cedar City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Scruggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Jefferson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <6>
- Saint Martins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Hartsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Lohman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mykee Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Centertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Folsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- New Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Osage City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- McGirk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
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 Cole County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Cedar City
- Hartsburg
- Jefferson City
- New Bloomfield
- Russellville
- Tebbetts
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Cole 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 #726596 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726596 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: Cole
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jefferson City
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6189226 Lon: -92.2446291
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Cole, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |