A visit to the Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery ...
The location of the Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>
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 Memorial Gardens Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Lat: 34.7016° (34° 42' 5")
Lon: -78.4489° (-78° 26' 56")
The Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Bladen County<2>.
The county seat for Bladen County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery .
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 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 Memorial Gardens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Bladen County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- White Lake is located in Bladen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <4>
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomahawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Elizabethtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Bladen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
- Ingold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Yorick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- McDaniels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Ruskin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Ivanhoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Harrells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Delway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- White Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roseboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Kelly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Clarkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Clarkton is located in Bladen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <4>
- Rosindale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosindale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Beulah
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Jerome
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Council
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Atkinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Atkinson is located in Pender County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <4>
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Tar Heel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bladen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
- Marshburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
- Dyson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dyson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyson Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melvin Cemetery
- Kerr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kerr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kerr Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerr Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melvin Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkinson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Newton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sutton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
- Baylam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baylam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Baylam Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baylam Cemetery
- Herring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herring Cemetery
- Lagoon Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cain Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Memorial Gardens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1025709 (Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1025709 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: White Lake
- County: Bladen Elev: 22
- Location given for GNIS #1025709 (Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bladen County: www.bladeninfo.net/
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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7016, Longitude: -78.4489 In this case, the coordinates for the Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |