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:
34.7049, -79.9667
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 Chesterfield County<2>.
The county seat for Chesterfield County is located in Chesterfield. Chesterfield lies just to the west northwest 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Smithville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smithville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brocks Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brocks Mill Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocks Mill Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Drucilla AME Zion Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cheraw.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69753 <5>
- St. Davids Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Davids Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Davids Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Westfield Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Fannie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fannie Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chesterfield City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Old Saint Marys Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montrose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Montrose Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Cross Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cross Branch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Branch Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Cheraw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wallace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McFarlan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Ruby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <6>
- Society Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Mount Croghan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cordova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Bennettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newtonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- East Rockingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Yates Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Lilesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wadesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ghio Scholl Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- New Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Hamlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Gibson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dobbins Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 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 Smithville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chesterfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smithville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bennettsville
- Cheraw
- Chesterfield
- Hamlet
- Morven
- Rockingham
- Society Hill
- Wadesboro
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 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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Chesterfield 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 #1226704 (Smithville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1226704 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: Chesterfield
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cheraw
- Location given for Smithville Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7048784 Lon: -79.9667309
- 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 Chesterfield, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |