A visit to the Smith Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Smith Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Smith Cemetery (FG ID #48776).
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:
34.6209, -78.4951
The Smith Cemetery is located in Bladen County<2>.
The county seat for Bladen County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies just to the west 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 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Dyson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mears Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mears Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Cemetery
- McKoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McKoy Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy Cemetery
- Lagoon Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Bible Holiness Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Warson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warson Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- White Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Elizabethtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yorick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruskin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosindale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kerr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Council
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Ammon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Abbottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bladenboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harrells
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- McDaniels
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tar Heel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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. The following communities are located in Bladen 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 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Bladen 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #48776
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #994941 (Smith Cemeteries)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #994941 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: Bladen
- Est. Elev: 22 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Singletary Lake
- Location given for Smith Cemeteries:
- Lat: 34.6207269 Lon: -78.4952846
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Bladen, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |