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:
37.1034, -93.1291
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 Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pembina Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pembina Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Roller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roller Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller Cemetery
- Palmetto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Cemetery
- Gibson - Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Monger Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monger Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tallman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tallman Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman Cemetery
- Spilliens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Spilliens Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilliens Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Peck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Pursley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pursley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley Cemetery
- Kershner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kershner Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershner Cemetery
- Rivermonte Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rivermonte Memorial Gardens is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermonte Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rivermonte Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31143 <5>
- Springhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Lasley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lasley Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Pembina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Linden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Rogersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Turners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Cassidy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Sequiota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Fremont Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Ozark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Mumford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Langston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oldfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Bruner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Nixa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <6>
- Fordland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Strafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Elkhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Olga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Battlefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 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 Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chadwick
- Fordland
- Nixa
- Nixa lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nixa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Ozark
- Sparta
- Springfield
- Strafford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 #726584 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726584 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 433 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ozark
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1033843 Lon: -93.12907
- 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 Greene, 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 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. |