A visit to the Smith - Ellis 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 - Ellis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith - Ellis Cemetery:
36.4206, -89.7115
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith - Ellis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smith - Ellis Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County<2>.
The county seat for Pemiscot County is located in Caruthersville. Caruthersville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of the Smith - Ellis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Smith - Ellis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith - Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crabtree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crabtree Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Portageville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28245 <5>
- Branham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Branham Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branham Cemetery
- Roher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Roher Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roher Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arbuckle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Arbuckle Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Meatte Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Meatte Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meatte Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Kimes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kimes Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimes Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Wardell Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stancil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stancil Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancil Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Creviosur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Creviosur Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creviosur Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smith - Ellis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith - Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Portageville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hayward
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Conran
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Stewart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- North Wardell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
- Wardell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Point Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Homestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Netherlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Marston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Risco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gideon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Pascola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Howardville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Lilbourn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hayti Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Hayti
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tiptonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Lilbourn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Catron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Parma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Proctor City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- New Madrid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 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 - Ellis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pemiscot County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith - Ellis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarkton
- Gideon
- Hayti
- Lilbourn
- New Madrid
- Parma
- Parma lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Smith - Ellis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Parma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Portageville
- Tiptonville
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 helpful 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 - Ellis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Pemiscot 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 - Ellis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #730217 (Smith-Ellis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #730217 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: Pemiscot
- Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Portageville
- Location given for Smith-Ellis Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4206191 Lon: -89.7114705
- 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 Pemiscot, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smith - Ellis 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. |
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