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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:

42.5245, -78.5320

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 Erie County<2>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the northwest 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Yorkshire Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sardinia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sardinia Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia Cemetery
  • McKinstry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The McKinstry Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstry Cemetery
  • Delavan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Delavan Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Cemetery
    • The Delavan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maple Dale Cemetery
    • Maplehurst Cemetery
    • Yorkshire Center Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65204 <5>
  • St.s Peter & Paul's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pratham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pratham Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratham Cemetery
  • Arcade Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Arcade Rural Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade Rural Cemetery
  • Thomas Corners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Thomas Corners Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Corners Cemetery
  • Riceville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Protection Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Holland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Elton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Elton Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton Cemetery
    • Punkshire Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Punkshire Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkshire Cemetery
    • Schwartz Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kimball Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kimball Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
    • Siloam Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Siloam Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
      • The Siloam Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hooper Corners Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66299 <5>
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Sandusky Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Curriers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Curriers Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers Cemetery

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:

  • Delevan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <6>
  • Yorkshire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
  • Arcade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Protection
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Protection is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
  • Springville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Machias
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Dutchtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
  • Footes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Footes is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
  • Curriers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
  • Holland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bird
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Java Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Java Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Morton Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
    • Brooklyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Boston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyandale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
    • Franklinville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bliss
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • North Java
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Falls is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
    • Patchin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin

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 Erie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Erie 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 #965460  (Smith Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #965460 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: Erie
      • Est. Elev: 427 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sardinia
      • Location given for Smith Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5245067     Lon: -78.5319662
      • 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 Erie, 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 obstructions 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.