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:
31.7221, -89.9817
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 Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buckey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Buckey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckey Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Cliburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cliburn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliburn Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Galilee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- Weathersby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Weathersby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersby Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Shivers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shivers Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers Cemetery
- North Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mobley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Old Mobley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Mobley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mobley Cemetery
- Hutchens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hutchens Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchens Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Stringer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stringer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer Cemetery
- Gholar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gholar Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholar Cemetery
- Paine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Paine Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- North Silver Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- New Hebron
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Shivers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Silver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prentiss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Rosella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Jaynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Tryus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Arm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Nola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Magee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Mendenhall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coats
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- D'Lo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Oak Vale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Mount Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Monticello
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 #677906 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677906 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Hebron
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7221089 Lon: -89.9817478
- 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 Lawrence, 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- 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. |