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:
40.7423, -84.7275
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 Van Wert County<2>.
The county seat for Van Wert County is located in Van Wert. Van Wert lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zimerman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Zimerman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimerman Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Ridge Slater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Slater Cemetery
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183792 <5>
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Willshire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Willshire Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willshire Cemetery
- Coats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- Wren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wren Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Cemetery
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Duck Creek Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fountain Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- German Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The German Reformed Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Reformed Cemetery
- The German Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Cemetery
- Wittung Cemetery
- Evangelical Protestant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Tricker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tricker Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tricker Cemetery
- East Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The East Bethel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel Cemetery
- Shindeldecker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roebuck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Roebuck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Schumm
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Abanaka
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Glenmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Willshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ohio City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Mercer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Scudder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Earley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mendon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Wert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coppess Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Skeels Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Convoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Wabash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Venedocia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
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 Van Wert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berne
- Convoy
- Decatur
- Mendon
- Ohio City
- Van Wert
- Willshire
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Van Wert 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 #1046368 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1046368 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: Van Wert
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockford
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7422697 Lon: -84.7274611
- 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 Van Wert, 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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