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:
39.7300, -92.0552
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 Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the north 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Shelbina Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shelbina Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbina Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Eaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Hiles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hiles Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Spencer Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maplewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Clarence.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29990 <5>
- Worland Jarboe Hamilton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- The St. Peter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Clinton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1021025 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Hunnewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunnewell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
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:
- Shelbina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lentner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Lakenan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Kendall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Kirby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- North Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Fork is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Granville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Hunnewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Emden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Leonard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anabel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Anabel is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
- Duncans Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Goss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Holliday
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Stoutsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plevna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
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 Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethel
- Clarence
- Hunnewell
- Monroe City
- Paris
- Philadelphia
- Shelbina
- Shelbyville
- Stoutsville
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 Shelby 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 #726603 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726603 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelbina
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7300385 Lon: -92.0551731
- 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 Shelby, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |