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A visit to the Smithville 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 Smithville Cemetery ...

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

34.4651, -94.6397

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

The Smithville Cemetery is located in McCurtain County<2>.

The county seat for McCurtain County is located in Idabel. Idabel lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Smithville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Smithville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Smithville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Beechtree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Beechtree Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechtree Cemetery
  • Octavia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Octavia Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia Cemetery
  • Watson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Watson Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
  • Buffalo Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nichols Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Hatfield (AR).
  • Westview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Westview Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Ludlow Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Ludlow Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Cemetery
  • Cecil Chapel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cecil Chapel Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Chapel Cemetery
  • Gann Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Gann Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann Cemetery
  • Mollie Gann Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Mollie Gann Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie Gann Cemetery
  • Stinett Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Stinett Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinett Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Parsons Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Parsons Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
    • Foote Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Foote Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Cemetery
    • Sixmile Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Sixmile Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Cecil Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Cecil Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Witherspoon Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Witherspoon Cemetery is located in Howard County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherspoon Cemetery
    • Lone Valley Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Lone Valley Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley Cemetery
    • Gann Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rocky Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Mena (AR).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55980 <5>
    • Mountain Fork Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mountain Fork Cemetery is located in Polk County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork Cemetery
    • McClure Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The McClure Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Smithville Cemetery.

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

  • Smithville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Watson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Octavia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Cedar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Big Cedar is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
  • Ludlow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ludlow is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Bethel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cove is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <6>
  • Hatfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bog Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bog Springs is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
  • Muse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Battiest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hatton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hatton is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Vandervoort
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Vandervoort is located in Polk County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Mountain Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain Fork is located in Polk County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
    • Honobia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Potter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Potter is located in Polk County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Potter Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Potter Junction is located in Polk County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
    • Wickes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Whitesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Smithville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCurtain County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Hatfield
  • Mena
    • Mena lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Smithville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena

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 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 Smithville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to McCurtain 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 Smithville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1940404  (Smithville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1940404 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: McCurtain
      • Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Smithville
      • Location given for Smithville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.4651039     Lon: -94.6396647
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including McCurtain, 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- Smithville 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.