A visit to the Smith Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Smith Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Smith Cemetery (FG ID #31658).
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:
37.1148, -93.7524
The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the west southwest of the Smith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smith Cemetery.
Establishment of the Smith Cemetery ...
The Smith Cemetery was established in 1860.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 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.
- Summit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Taylor Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ozark Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toliver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hickman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Campground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pritchett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hoberg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish Fort Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Misemer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Mount Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heatonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Halltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Miller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freistatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stotts City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Billings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Round Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bradfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Republic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Everton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Monett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clever
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bois D'Arc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Red Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ash Grove
- Aurora
- Billings
- Crane
- Everton
- La Russell
- Marionville
- Monett
- Mount Vernon
- Stotts City
- Verona
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 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 Lawrence 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #31658
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #726586 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726586 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 401 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Vernon
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1147766 Lon: -93.7524271
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lawrence, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |