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A visit to the Smiths Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Smiths Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   43.2470°   (43° 14' 49")

Lon:   -78.6311°   (-78° 37' 51")

The Smiths Cemetery is located in Niagara County<2>.

The county seat for Niagara County is located in Lockport. Lockport lies just to the south southwest of the Smiths Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Smiths Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Appleton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Appleton Cemetery
    • The Appleton Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Appleton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Ridgewood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2454515 <5>
  • Hess Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hess Cemetery
    • The Hess Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hess Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Ridgewood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463754 <5>
  • Wright's Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright's Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright's Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright's Corners Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    • The St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • The St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Charles Cemetery
  • Corwin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Bridgets Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bridgets Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bridgets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Bridgets Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Orangeport Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orangeport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orangeport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Orangeport Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Hartland Central Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartland Central Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartland Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hartland Central Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Price Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cold Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cold Spring Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Cold Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
      • The Chestnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Lockport.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64196 <5>
    • Huskey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huskey Cemetery
      • The Huskey Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Mabee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mabee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mabee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mabee Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Morehouse Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morehouse Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morehouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morehouse Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • St. Mary's RC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's RC Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Mary's RC Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Johnsons Creek Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnsons Creek Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnsons Creek Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnsons Creek Baptist Cemetery is located in Niagara County

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 Smiths Cemetery.

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

  • Ridgewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wrights Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Hartland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Niagara County
  • North Hartland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
    • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
  • Corwin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
    • Corwin is located in Niagara County
  • Hess Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hess Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Road
    • Hess Road is located in Niagara County
  • Gasport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Newfane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Coomer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
    • Coomer is located in Niagara County
  • Warrens Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
    • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Lockport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Barker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
    • Barker is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barker <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • South Lockport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lockport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
      • South Lockport is located in Niagara County
    • Somerset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Niagara County
    • Olcott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olcott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olcott
      • Olcott is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olcott <6>
    • Lockport Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockport Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
    • Dysinger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dysinger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
    • Middleport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jeddo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
    • Raymond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
    • Millers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
      • Millers is located in Niagara County
    • Rapids
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
      • Rapids is located in Niagara County
    • County Line
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for County Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
      • County Line is located in Niagara County
    • Wilson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Niagara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <6>
    • Lakewood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County

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 Smiths Cemetery. The following communities are located in Niagara County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smiths 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 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 Smiths Cemetery:

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 Smiths Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #965527  (Smiths Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #965527 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lockport
    • County: Niagara         Elev: 123
    • Location given for GNIS #965527 (Smiths Cemetery)

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 Niagara, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smiths Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2470, Longitude: -78.6311       In this case, the coordinates for the Smiths Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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