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:
34.7065, -89.0606
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 Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Minter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Minter Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Cemetery
- Godwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Blue Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue Mtn. Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mtn. Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Embry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Embry Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embry Cemetery
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Spring Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shelby Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shelby Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Creek Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Rutherford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Whitten Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Whitten Town Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town Cemetery
- Curtis Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Curtis Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Creek Cemetery
- Gray's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gray's Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gray's Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Blue Mountain.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548423 <5>
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] of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lowrey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Gravestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Whitten Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Ripley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Hickory Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Myrtle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Falkner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Lake Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Glenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Molino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Dumas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Potts Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cornersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Canaan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Darden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Tiplersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
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 Tippah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- New Albany
- Ripley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tippah 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 #694824 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694824 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blue Mountain
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7064858 Lon: -89.0606218
- 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 Tippah, 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 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> | 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. |