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:
39.9129, -80.1178
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 Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Waynesburg. Waynesburg lies just to the west southwest 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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greene County Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pollock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pollock Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Cemetery
- Green Mount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Green Mount Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount Cemetery
- Cumberland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Oakmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oakmont Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Horner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Hewitts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hewitts Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hewitts Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rices Landing.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1349958 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Horn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Horn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Marianna.
- The Horn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horn Burial Ground
- Horns Lutheran Cemetery
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45150 <5>
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Marianna.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46202 <5>
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Rosemont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Rogersville.
- Whiteley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Whiteley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteley Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Laurel Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Lippincott
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Morrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Waynesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Fordyce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Khedive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Chartiers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rices Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bissell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Ten Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Kirby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kirby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Carmichaels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- East Millsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- Beallsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marianna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swarts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Gump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gump is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Ceylon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fairdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Millsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Amity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Isabella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Isabella is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Arensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arensburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arensburg
- La Belle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Deemston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 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 Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beallsville
- Carmichaels
- Waynesburg
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 websites either 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 #1187857 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1187857 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mather
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9128529 Lon: -80.117838
- 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 Greene, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |