A visit to the Smiths Chapel 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 Smiths Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smiths Chapel Cemetery:
33.4212, -90.0448
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smiths Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smiths Chapel Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smiths Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smiths Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Smiths Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smiths Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Merrill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Sharkey Pate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharkey Pate Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey Pate Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Harland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Harland Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harland Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McMillian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillian Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Ellandale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ellandale Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellandale Cemetery
- Coila Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Coila Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila Cemetery
- Macrossley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Macrossley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macrossley Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smiths Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smiths Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Browning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Sidon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Acona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Teoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Roebuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Cruger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Ituma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Fort Loring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Keirn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Wyatt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Itta Bena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Avalon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Vaiden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Winona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Money
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Shellmound
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
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 Smiths Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smiths Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Greenwood
- Itta Bena
- Lexington
- Vaiden
- Vaiden lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Smiths Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vaiden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
- Winona
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 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 Smiths Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Smiths Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #684927 (Smiths Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #684927 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gravel Hill
- Location given for Smiths Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4212336 Lon: -90.0448059
- 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 Carroll, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smiths Chapel 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. |
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