A visit to the Smith's 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's Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith's Cemetery:
32.7879, -90.3251
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith's Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smith's Cemetery is located in Yazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Yazoo County is located in Yazoo City. Yazoo City lies just to the northwest of the Smith's Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smith's Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith's Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Short Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Cage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cage Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cage Cemetery
- Central Holmes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Temple Love Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hicks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Coopers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Coopers Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
- Cessna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cessna Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna Cemetery
- Luce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Luce Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Days Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Days Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bull Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bull Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Concord MB Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove MB Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Hardshell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell Cemetery
- Tranquil Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Tranquil Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil 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's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith's Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nod
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Yazoo City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <5>
- Anding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Jonestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Oil City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Evans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Bentonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kearney Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Dover ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Fordyke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Satartia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Coxburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Flora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vaughan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Bee Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Pluto
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Tolarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Mannsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Mill Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Sharpsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
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's Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bentonia
- Flora
- Satartia
- Yazoo City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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's Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Yazoo 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's Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677938 (Smith's Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677938 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: Yazoo
- Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Benton
- Location given for Smith's Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7879121 Lon: -90.32509
- 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 Yazoo, 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 from Point A (ie- Smith's 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. |