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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery

Lat:   30.6794°   (30° 40' 45")

Lon:   -89.6612°   (-89° 39' 40")

The Smith Cemetery is located in Pearl River County<2>.

The county seat for Pearl River County is located in Poplarville. Poplarville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Smith Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
  • Hollman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hollman Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
  • Spiers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spiers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spiers Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
  • Martin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
  • Whitehead Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
  • McGehee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGehee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGehee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGehee Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
  • Gipson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gipson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gipson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gipson Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
  • Pearson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
    • The Pearson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Holdens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holdens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holdens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holdens Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
  • Anner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anner Cemetery
    • The Anner Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
  • Pounds Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pounds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pounds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pounds Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sheridan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Duffys Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duffys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duffys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duffys Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Keller Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keller Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Thigpen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thigpen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thigpen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thigpen Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
    • Ponemah Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponemah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponemah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ponemah Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Otzenberger Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otzenberger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otzenberger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Otzenberger Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jewel Pierce Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mizell Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mizell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mizell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mizell Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Copper Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Copper Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Grantham Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grantham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grantham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grantham Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Rester Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rester Cemetery is located in Pearl River County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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.

  • Picayune
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
    • Picayune is located in Pearl River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <6>
  • Juniper Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
    • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
  • Poplarville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
    • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <6>
  • Bogalusa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
    • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <6>
  • Lees Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Bush
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Nicholson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
    • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
  • Sun
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <6>
  • Necaise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
    • Necaise is located in Hancock County
  • Talisheek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Varnado
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
    • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <6>
  • Hickory
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pearl River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <6>
    • Angie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
      • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <6>
    • Gainesville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
    • Kiln
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Smith Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
      • Smith Town is located in Stone County
    • Napoleon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napoleon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Hancock County

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 Pearl River 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 begin 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 Cemetery:

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 #666117  (Smith Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #666117 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: McNeill
    • County: Pearl River         Elev: 38
    • Location given for GNIS #666117 (Smith Cemetery)

The official website for Pearl River County: www.pearlrivercounty.net/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Pearl River, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smith Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6794, Longitude: -89.6612       In this case, the coordinates for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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