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:
30.6794, -89.6612
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 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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Hollman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hollman Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollman Cemetery
- Spiers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Spiers Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiers Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- McGehee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Gipson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Gipson Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Holdens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Holdens Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdens Cemetery
- Anner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Anner Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anner Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Pounds Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Pounds Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounds Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sheridan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Cemetery
- Duffys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Duffys Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffys Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keller Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Thigpen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Thigpen Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thigpen Cemetery
- Ponemah Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ponemah Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponemah Cemetery
- Otzenberger Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Otzenberger Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otzenberger Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Jewel Pierce Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mizell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Mizell Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizell Cemetery
- Copper Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Copper Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cemetery
- Grantham Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Grantham Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Rester Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rester Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rester Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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)
- Juniper Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Poplarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Bush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nicholson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Bogalusa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- 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)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Talisheek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Varnado
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hillsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Pearl River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Angie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- 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)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Kiln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Napoleon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Twin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
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.
- Bogalusa
- Gainesville - Historic
- Lumberton
- Picayune
- Poplarville
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 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 Pearl River 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 #666117 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666117 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: Pearl River
- Est. Elev: 38 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McNeill
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.679356 Lon: -89.6611775
- 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 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- 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. |