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:
42.9108, -76.6353
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 Cayuga County<2>.
The county seat for Cayuga County is located in Auburn. Auburn lies just to the east northeast 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 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maycumber Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cowan - Farnham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lamb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Cranebrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cranebrook Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranebrook Cemetery
- Fosterville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fosterville Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville Cemetery
- Farmer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hill Cemetery
- St. Peter's Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fleming Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Arnold - Comstock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galpin Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Galpin Hill Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galpin Hill Cemetery
- Lake View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Sand Beach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sand Beach Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #248890 <5>
- North Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The North Street Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Street Cemetery
- Cold Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Throopsville Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Oakwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
- Cayuga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Throop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Canoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Sennett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scipioville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Port Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
- Former name for Port Byron:
- Bucksville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <6>
- Seneca Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kuneytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Sherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Skaneateles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weedsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tyre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- East Varick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Niles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Mandana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
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 Cayuga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Mottville
- Poplar Ridge
- Port Byron
- Seneca Falls
- Sherwood
- Skaneateles
- Union Springs
- Waterloo
- Weedsport
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 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 New York:
- Pages specific to Cayuga 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 #2519218 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2519218 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: Cayuga
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cayuga
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9108333 Lon: -76.6352778
- 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 York's counties, including Cayuga, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |