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:
35.4813, -78.8250
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smith Cemetery is located in Harnett County<2>.
The county seat for Harnett County is located in Lillington. Lillington lies just to the south 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 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Neills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harnett Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Westview Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summerville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Augusta MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Starlight Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of Raleigh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237970 <5>
- Wake Chapel Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willow Spring Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Norrington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Norrington Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrington Cemetery
- The Norrington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norrington AME Zion Church Cemetery
- Darroch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Darroch Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darroch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Kipling
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kipling is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Chalybeate Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Cape Fear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rawls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rawls is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
- Luart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Luart is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
- Lillington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Angier
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kennebec
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Cokesbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Shawtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shawtown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Buies Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mamers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mamers is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
- Barclaysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Boone Trail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Senter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Senter is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senter
- Fuquay - Varina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Harnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ryes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ryes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
- Norrington Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollemans Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- Macks Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
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 Harnett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Angier
- Buies Creek
- Lillington
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 professional and volunteer 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 Harnett 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 #994946 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #994946 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: Harnett
- Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lillington
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4812701 Lon: -78.8250171
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Harnett, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |