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A visit to the Smith Meeting House 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 Meeting House Cemetery ...

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

43.4148, -71.3620

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

The Smith Meeting House Cemetery is located in Belknap County<2>.

The county seat for Belknap County is located in Laconia. Laconia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Smith Meeting House Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Smith Meeting House Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Smith Meeting House Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Buzzell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Buzzell Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzell Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Buzzell Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Allens Mills.
  • Pickering Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Pickering Plot is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering Plot
  • Blake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Blake Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
  • Barnstead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Barnstead Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstead Cemetery
  • Hodgdon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Second Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Second Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Cemetery
  • Lamprey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lamprey Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamprey Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lamprey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Laconia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976450 <5>
  • Barnstead Parade Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ham Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
  • Shaker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shaker Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Floral Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Floral Park Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park Cemetery
    • Floral Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Floral Park Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park Cemetery
    • Barnstead Centre Graveyard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Alton Bay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Alton Bay Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Bay Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • St. Lambert Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Lambert Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lambert Cemetery
    • St. Lamberts Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Lamberts Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lamberts Cemetery
      • The St. Lamberts Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Lambert Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103105 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shell Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shell Church Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Church Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Lovering Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lovering Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovering Cemetery
    • Berry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Berry Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
    • Tilton Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tilton Hill Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Hill Cemetery
    • Jonathan Emerson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jonathan Perkins Gravesite
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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 Meeting House Cemetery.

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

  • Lower Gilmanton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
  • Gilmanton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Allens Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
  • Loudon Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
  • Belmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shaker Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
  • Pittsfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Alton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Alton is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <6>
  • Alton Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Websters Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
  • West Alton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • West Alton is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Spring Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
    • Laconia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Winnisquam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardners Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
    • Strafford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dexter Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
    • New Durham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Samoset
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Samoset is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
    • Wildwood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
    • Tilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Canterbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chichester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Davis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Davis is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Glendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Glendale is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Northfield
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Meeting House Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Belknap County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Meeting House Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Gilmanton
  • Laconia
  • Pittsfield
  • Tilton
    • Tilton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Smith Meeting House Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tilton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton

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 Meeting House Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Hampshire:
  • Pages specific to Belknap 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 Meeting House Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1915166  (Smith Meeting House Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1915166 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: Belknap
      • Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gilmanton Ironworks
      • Location given for Smith Meeting House Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.4148013     Lon: -71.3620141
      • 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 New Hampshire's counties, including Belknap, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Smith Meeting House 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.