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A visit to the Smithville 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 Smithville Cemetery ...

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

42.7337, -71.8776

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

The Smithville Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County<2>.

The county seat for Hillsborough County is located in Nashua. Nashua lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east of the Smithville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Smithville 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 Smithville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
  • Wilder Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Wilder Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
  • West Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The West Cemetery is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ASY.801 <5>
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Greenville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Greenville Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
  • Jarmany Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jarmany Hill Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarmany Hill Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • The New Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The New Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The New Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Dennis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Dennis Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dennis Cemetery
    • Miler Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Miler Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miler Cemetery
    • Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
      • The Village Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Temple Village Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Pratt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt 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 Smithville Cemetery.

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

  • Ashby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashby is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Greenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lane Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lane Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
  • Sharon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sharon is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • South Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
  • Ashburnham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
  • Rindge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Winchendon Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
  • Blackburn Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
  • West Townsend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
  • West Wilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
  • Pequoig
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pequoig is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Rindge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • West Rindge is located in Cheshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
    • Winchendon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
    • South Ashburnham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
    • Townsend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
    • Jaffrey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Peterborough
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Old City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Old City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Wilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilton is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <7>
    • North Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • North Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Fitchburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
    • Brookline
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • West Peterborough
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
    • South Lyndeborough
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyndeborough

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 Smithville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hillsborough County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smithville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Smithville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Hampshire:
  • Pages specific to Hillsborough 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 Smithville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #869993  (Smithville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #869993 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: Hillsborough
      • Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ashburnham
      • Location given for Smithville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7336977     Lon: -71.8775767
      • 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 Hillsborough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Smithville 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.