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:
31.1341, -90.8598
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 Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the east northeast 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 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Davis - Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Higgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Higgins Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
- Thomas Cheatham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Norman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Cheatham Children Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Frith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Frith Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frith Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Causey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Causey Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey Cemetery
- Morgan - Duck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Duff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Bewelcome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Troy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Gloster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Centreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glading
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Woodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Huron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Brookside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Gillsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Chipola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Thompson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Crosby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- McElveen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Coleman Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
- Rosetta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
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 Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Smith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 #677900 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677900 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Liberty
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1340647 Lon: -90.8598244
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Amite, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |