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:
42.9965, -74.7432
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 Herkimer County<2>.
The county seat for Herkimer County is located in Herkimer. Herkimer lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west 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 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lower Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
- Indian Castle Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Klock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Klock Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klock Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- West St. Johnsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Upper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Upper Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cemetery
- Walrath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walrath Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walrath Cemetery
- Jones Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Family Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
- Prospect View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Prospect View Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect View Cemetery
- Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rural Park Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Little Falls.
- The Rural Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Inghams Mills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263375 <5>
- Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Herkimer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Herkimer Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer Cemetery
- Garlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Garlock Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlock Cemetery
- Haupt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Haupt Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haupt Cemetery
- Houpt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Houpt Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houpt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Houpt Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Starkville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2304059 <5>
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Nellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nellis Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellis Cemetery
- Hess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Hawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hawn Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawn Cemetery
- Wiles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wiles Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiles Cemetery
- Walrath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walrath Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walrath Cemetery
- Klock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Klock Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klock Cemetery
- Clouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Clouse Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouse Cemetery
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mindenville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Saint Johnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crum Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Newville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Hallsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Starkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Brookman Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Little Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Dolgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelliston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Paines Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Lassellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Jacksonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Edicks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Salisbury Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sprout Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Canajoharie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palatine Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Ephratah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Middle Sprite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
- Emmonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
- Buel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Garoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- East Herkimer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
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 Herkimer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canajoharie
- Dolgeville
- Little Falls
- Palatine Bridge
- Saint Johnsville
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 Herkimer 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 #965465 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #965465 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: Herkimer
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Plain
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9964604 Lon: -74.7432022
- 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 Herkimer, 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 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. |
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