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A visit to the Smicksburg 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 Smicksburg Cemetery ...

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

40.8428, -79.1764

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

The Smicksburg Cemetery is located in Indiana County<2>.

The county seat for Indiana County is located in Indiana. Indiana lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Smicksburg Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Smicksburg Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Smicksburg Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dayton Glad Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Plum Creek Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Old Washington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Round Top Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Round Top Church Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top Church Cemetery
    • The Round Top Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Round Top Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Burying Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45931 <5>
  • White Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The White Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church Cemetery
  • Harmony Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Harmony Grove Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Grove Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Beyer and Shelocta.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Beyer.
    • The Harmony Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Five Points Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45039 <5>
  • Marchand Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Marchand Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Marchand Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Marchand.
    • The Marchand Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mahoning Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969616 <5>
  • Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Crooked Creek Church Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crooked Creek Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Chambersville.
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Speedy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Speedy Cemetery is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedy Cemetery
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Perry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Perry Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
    • Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Marion Center.
      • The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Decker's Point Baptist Cemetery
      • Shiloh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148815 <5>
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Punxsutawney.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966411 <5>
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Mateer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Columbia Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Columbia Cemetery is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia 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 Smicksburg Cemetery.

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

  • Smicksburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Barnards
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnards is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
  • Beyer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Beyer is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
  • Plumville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Plumville is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Elkin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkin is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
  • Georgeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Georgeville is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
  • Dayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ambrose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ambrose is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
  • Trade City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Trade City is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
  • Bryan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bryan is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Mottarns Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
  • Rural Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Atwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Atwood is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Davis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Davis is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Home
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Home is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
    • Echo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Echo is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Yatesboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
    • Willet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Willet is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
    • Marion Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Marchand
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Marchand is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
    • Valier
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Valier is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
    • Eddyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
    • Muff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Muff is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
    • Chambersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Chambersville is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
    • Kimmel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Kimmel is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
    • McWilliams
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
    • Savan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Savan is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan

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 Smicksburg Cemetery. The following communities are located in Indiana County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Smicksburg Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Indiana 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 Smicksburg Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1187850  (Smicksburg Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1187850 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: Indiana
      • Est. Elev: 431 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Plumville
      • Location given for Smicksburg Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.8428426     Lon: -79.176426
      • 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Indiana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Smicksburg 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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