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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery

Lat:   35.2196°   (35° 13' 10")

Lon:   -81.0320°   (-81° 1' 55")

The Smith Cemetery is located in Gaston County<2>.

The county seat for Gaston County is located in Gastonia. Gastonia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Smith Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Gaston County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Gaston County
  • Aviary Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aviary Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aviary Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Aviary Gardens is located in Gaston County
  • Cramerton Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olive Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Berryhill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berryhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berryhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berryhill Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Moores Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Chapel UMC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Chapel UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moores Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
    • The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Gaston County
  • Thrift Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thrift Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thrift Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thrift Baptist Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Woodland United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland United Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodland United Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Gaston Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaston Memorial Park
    • The Gaston Memorial Park is located in Gaston County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaston Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
    • The Gaston Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Gaston Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47448 <5>
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in York County (SC)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Moores AME Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores AME Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores AME Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moores AME Zion Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Mulberry Presbyterian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mulberry Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
    • New Vision Foursquare Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Gaston County
    • Steele Creek AME Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Morningside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morningside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morningside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morningside Cemetery is located in Gaston County

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]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Belmont
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Catawba ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Catawba is located in Gaston County
  • Brown Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Brown Town is located in Gaston County
  • Cramerton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cramerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramerton
    • Cramerton is located in Gaston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cramerton <6>
  • McAdenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Gaston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <6>
  • Paw Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paw Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
    • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Mount Holly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <6>
  • Smyre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
    • Smyre is located in Gaston County
  • Woodland ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Gaston County
  • Lake Wylie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dalton Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
    • Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pinecrest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
      • Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Spencer Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
      • Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
      • Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
    • Ranlo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
      • Ranlo is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
    • Yorkmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
      • Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Wilmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
      • Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Chateau Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chateau Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
      • Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Gastonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • South Gastonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gastonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
      • South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
    • Stanley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Greenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Dallas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,851 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
    • Bowling Green
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Charlotte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Spring Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Lucia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
      • Lucia is located in Gaston County

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 Gaston 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 begin 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 Smith Cemetery:

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 #994945  (Smith Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #994945 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Belmont
    • County: Gaston         Elev: 217
    • Location given for GNIS #994945 (Smith Cemetery)

The official website for Gaston County: www.co.gaston.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 North Carolina's counties, including Gaston, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smith Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2196, Longitude: -81.0320       In this case, the coordinates for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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