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:
39.3631, -91.1304
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Bowling Green. Bowling Green lies just to the west southwest 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Noix Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Noix Creek Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noix Creek Cemetery
- McElwee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McElwee Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwee Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Hickerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickerson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickerson Cemetery
- Kritz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kritz Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kritz Cemetery
- Gates of Peace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan Buffalo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jordan Buffalo Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Buffalo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jordan Buffalo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Louisiana.
- The Jordan Buffalo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buffalo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27810 <5>
- Gailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gailey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gailey Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- Stark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stark Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Louisiana Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pappenfort Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pappenfort Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pappenfort Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- McCunes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McCunes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCunes Cemetery
- St. Clement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Tarrants
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Bowling Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cyrene
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Calumet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Louisiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pike is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Ashley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Eolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Curryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- New Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Whiteside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Atlas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Rockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frankford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sledd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Corso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Silex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Summer Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Annada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 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 Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashburn
- Bowling Green
- Clarksville
- Frankford
- Louisiana
- Pleasant Hill
- Silex
- Silex lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Silex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Pike 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 #726599 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726599 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bowling Green
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3631009 Lon: -91.1304185
- 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 Pike, 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' 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. |