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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:

33.7784, -90.7190

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 Bolivar County<2>.

The county seat for Bolivar County is located in Cleveland. Cleveland lies just 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Beaver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
  • New Cleveland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The New Cleveland Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cleveland Cemetery
  • Old Cleveland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Old Cleveland Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cleveland Cemetery
  • Chrisman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chrisman Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman Cemetery
  • Delta Heights Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Merigold Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Merigold Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Merigold Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Merigold.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1355266 <5>
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
  • El Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Poplar Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hall Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
    • Bellamy Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Smith & Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Aycock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Aycock Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
    • Moorehouse Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Moorehouse Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehouse Cemetery
    • Lehrton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lehrton Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton Cemetery
    • Marlow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Marlow Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Renova
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Renova is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Cleveland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Merigold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Boyle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Halstead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Halstead is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
  • Victor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Victor is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • White City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • White City is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Mound Bayou
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pace is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Winstonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Ruleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Drew
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Drew is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mound City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Mound City is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Shelby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Shaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
    • Whitney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney is located in Sunflower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Longshot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Longshot is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
    • Doddsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Roundaway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
    • Beulah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Beulah is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Quiver ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Quiver is located in Sunflower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
    • Hushpuckena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
    • Christmas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Christmas is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
    • Dahomy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
    • Choctaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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 Bolivar 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 first turn to 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 Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Bolivar 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 #677909  (Smith Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677909 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: Bolivar
      • Est. Elev: 42 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Merigold
      • Location given for Smith Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.7784463     Lon: -90.7189856
      • 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 Bolivar, 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 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.