A visit to the Smiths Chapel 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 Smiths Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smiths Chapel Cemetery:
34.5140, -82.8485
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smiths Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smiths Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Anderson. Anderson lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Smiths Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smiths Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Smiths Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smiths Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Grove Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Andersonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Andersonville Cemetery is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville Cemetery
- Townville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Townville Cemetery is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Sharon Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Sharon Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharon Cemetery
- Snowhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Snowhill Cemetery is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowhill Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reed Creek Cemetery
- Ayers Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ayers Family Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Family Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Hepsibah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hepsibah Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepsibah Cemetery
- Fair Play Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Anderson Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Welcome Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Welcome Cemetery is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome 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 Smiths Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smiths Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Price ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Price was located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Andersonville was located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Leisure Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Village is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Townville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Play
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holland Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holland Store is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centerville is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- La France
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maretts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Homeland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Homeland Park is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Anderson Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson Village is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Northlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Northlake is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Pendleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deans is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Caldwell Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caldwell Village is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clemson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Hartwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Flat Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Seneca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Isaqueena Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
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 Smiths Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smiths Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anderson
- Clemson
- Hartwell
- Pendleton
- Seneca
- Seneca lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Smiths Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seneca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
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 Smiths Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 Smiths Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1233492 (Smiths Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1233492 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La France
- Location given for Smiths Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5139921 Lon: -82.8484745
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Anderson, 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- Smiths Chapel 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. |