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A visit to the John 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 John Smith Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the John Smith Cemetery

Lat:   31.3275°   (31° 19' 39")

Lon:   -93.8717°   (-93° 52' 18")

The John Smith Cemetery is located in Sabine County<2>.

The county seat for Sabine County is located in Hemphill. Hemphill lies just to the northeast of the John Smith Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the John Smith Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hemphill City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemphill City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemphill City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hemphill City Cemetery is located in Sabine County
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Sabine County
  • Baptist Macedonia Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Macedonia Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Macedonia Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baptist Macedonia Church Cemetery is located in Sabine County
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Sabine County
  • Ener Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ener Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ener Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ener Cemetery is located in Sabine County
  • Gomer Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gomer Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gomer Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gomer Family Cemetery is located in Sabine County
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Sabine County
  • Lott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lott Cemetery is located in Sabine County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Sabine County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Sabine County
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Sabine County
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Sabine County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Pratt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Gravel Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Pineland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pineland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pineland Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Conner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Conner Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Moore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Bethany Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethany Memorial Gardens is located in Sabine County
    • Meador Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meador Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meador Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meador Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Milam Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milam Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Evans Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evans Family Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Halbert Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halbert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Halbert Cemetery is located in Sabine County

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 John Smith Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from John Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hemphill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemphill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
    • Hemphill is located in Sabine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemphill <5>
  • Milam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam
    • Milam is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milam <5>
  • Pineland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mason
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Sabine County
  • Rosevine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
    • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
  • Bronson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
    • Bronson is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <5>
  • Geneva
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rebecca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
    • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
  • Fairmount
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Fairmount is located in Sabine County
  • Brookeland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeland
    • Brookeland is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeland <5>
  • Browndell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browndell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
    • Browndell is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Maxey Town
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
    • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Powell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in San Augustine County
    • South Toledo Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Toledo Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County
    • Rock ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
      • Rock is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Toro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Negreet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Negreet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negreet
      • Negreet is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Negreet <5>
    • White City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in San Augustine County
    • Sam Rayburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Toledo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toledo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Toledo is located in Newton County

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 John Smith Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sabine County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 John Smith Cemetery:

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 John Smith Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2575541  (John Smith Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2575541 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hemphill
    • County: Sabine         Elev: 77
    • Location given for GNIS #2575541 (John Smith Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Texas' counties, including Sabine, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the John Smith Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3275, Longitude: -93.8717       In this case, the coordinates for the John Smith Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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