A visit to the Smithton 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 Smithton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smithton Cemetery:
38.6697, -93.0988
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smithton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smithton Cemetery is located in Pettis County<2>.
The county seat for Pettis County is located in Sedalia. Sedalia lies just to the west northwest of the Smithton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smithton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Smithton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smithton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Sacred Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Abell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Abell Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell Cemetery
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Sedalia.
- The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975166 <5>
- Lone Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lake Creek Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
- Shackleford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shackleford Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleford Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- The Crown Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Sedalia City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28278 <5>
- Hebrew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lamb Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lamb Immanuel Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Immanuel Cemetery
- The Lamb Immanuel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lamb Cemetery
- Schupp Cemetery
- Finley - Dinwiddie Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Deppeler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Deppeler Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deppeler Cemetery
- The Deppeler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deppler Cemetery
- Schupp Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- United Church of Christ Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Florence Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irving Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Irving Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Smithton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smithton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smithton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Otterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Sedalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Spring Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Mora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Syracuse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harriston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Cole Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hughesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ionia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Longwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Stover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glensted
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Green Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Fortuna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Tipton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bellair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Pilot Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bunceton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- La Monte
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tedieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
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 Smithton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pettis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smithton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bunceton
- Georgetown
- Green Ridge
- La Monte
- Otterville
- Pilot Grove
- Sedalia
- Stover
- Tipton
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 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 Smithton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Pettis 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 Smithton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #726638 (Smithton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726638 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: Pettis
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Otterville West
- Location given for Smithton Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6697404 Lon: -93.0988126
- 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 Pettis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smithton 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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