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:
39.9814, -94.3900
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 DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Maysville. Maysville lies just to the south 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Butler Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Fairport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27857 <5>
- Botts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Botts Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botts Cemetery
- Fairport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fairport Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Cemetery
- Oak Grove Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Greenridge Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge Cemetery
- Berlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Berlin Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Cemetery
- Schuchman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Schuchman Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuchman Cemetery
- Norwegian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- Owl Creek / Moulton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Owl Creek / Moulton Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek / Moulton Cemetery
- The Owl Creek / Moulton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moulton Cemetery
- Owl Creek Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Maysville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
- Irwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Irwin Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin Cemetery
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- Sharp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- King City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The King City Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Wheeler / Hardwick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wheeler / Hardwick Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler / Hardwick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheeler / Hardwick Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of McFall.
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview 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 Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Winslow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Maysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- King City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weatherby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Ford City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Santa Rosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Gentryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Union Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- McFall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Clarksdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Darlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Mabel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Island City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Winston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Stewartsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Osborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pattonsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cosby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Altamont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 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 DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Altamont
- Cameron
- Clarksdale
- Darlington
- Fairport
- King City
- Maysville
- McFall
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Pattonsburg
- Stanberry
- Stewartsville
- Union Star
- Winston
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 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:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 #741947 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #741947 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wood
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9813871 Lon: -94.3899545
- 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 DeKalb, 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 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. |