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:
39.2137, -90.8821
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 Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Troy. Troy lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Halley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Halley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Mitchell - Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Halley - Liles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elsberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Elsberry Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Howdeshell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Howdeshell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howdeshell Cemetery
- Bryants Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nelson - Cannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Elsberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elsberry Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Downing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Downing Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing Cemetery
- Slavens - Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gladney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gladney Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gladney Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28913 <5>
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Whiteside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
- Luckett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Luckett Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Sledd
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Paynesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Annada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Elsberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whiteside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Mozier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belleview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Calumet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Briscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Star City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Cyrene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Foley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Michael
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mackville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Argentville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- East Hardin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Kampsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
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 Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksville
- Elsberry
- Hardin
- Pleasant Hill
- Silex
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 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 Lincoln 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 #726598 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726598 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Auburn
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2136583 Lon: -90.8820753
- 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 Lincoln, 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 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. |