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:
34.5605, -78.4390
The Smith Cemetery is located in Bladen County<1>.
The county seat for Bladen County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Beatty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Beatty Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- McKoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McKoy Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy Cemetery
- Warson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Warson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warson Cemetery
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- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dyson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dyson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Barnhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Barnhill Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill Cemetery
- Dyson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- White Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Rosindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Council
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Kelly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabethtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kerr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Yorick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Sandyfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Atkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Abbottsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bolton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ruskin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Waccamaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harrells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Hallsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Byrdville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Armour
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon
(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 first visit 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 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #994940 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #994940 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: 13 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Singletary Lake
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5601705 Lon: -78.4391714
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Smith Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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