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:
40.0534, -84.0213
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 Champaign County<2>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> 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 24 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.
- Huddleston - Sills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Helvie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Helvie Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvie Cemetery
- Upper Honey Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Meek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Honey Creek Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Sodom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sodom Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom Cemetery
- Bright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bright Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Cemetery
- Mammal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mammal Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammal Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- McKendree Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newsom Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Newsom Chapel Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Youtsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Youtsey Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youtsey Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Casstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blacks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Blacks Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Grafton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Grafton Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen 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:
- Christiansburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Alcony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Dialton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Conover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Dodo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Casstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Saint Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- New Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Lawrenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Millerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Tipp City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Donnelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Tremont City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Park Layne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Eagle City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Carysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Ginghamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Limestone City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
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 Champaign County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- New Carlisle
- Saint Paris
- Tipp City
- Troy
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 helpful 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Champaign 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 #1046363 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1046363 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: Champaign
- Est. Elev: 344 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Christiansburg
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0533905 Lon: -84.0213256
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Champaign, 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 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. |
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