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:
39.4028, -93.8802
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 Ray County<2>.
The county seat for Ray County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gorham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gorham Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickory Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1114385 <5>
- Clarks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clarks Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
- Penniston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Penniston Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penniston Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Lavelock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lavelock Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelock Cemetery
- Silar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Silar Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silar Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Gunnell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gunnell Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnell Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Nutter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Crowley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Crowley Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Cemetery
- Memory Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Memory Garden is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Garden
- Hardin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence 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:
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Morton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Georgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Rockingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Stet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Hardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Rayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cowgill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Norborne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Braymer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Polo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Miles Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Palemon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Mandeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Elmira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Crystal Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 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 Ray County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braymer
- Cowgill
- Lawson
- Lexington
- Norborne
- Polo
- Polo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Richmond
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 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 Ray 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 #726600 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726600 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: Ray
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millville
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4027906 Lon: -93.8802167
- 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 Ray, 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. |