A visit to the Smiley Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Smiley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Smiley Cemetery (FG ID #200977).
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 Smiley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smiley Cemetery:
29.2638, -97.6388
The Smiley Cemetery is located in Gonzales County<2>.
The county seat for Gonzales County is located in Gonzales. Gonzales lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Smiley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smiley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Smiley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smiley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bundick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smiley Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clabber Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clabber Town Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clabber Town Cemetery
- Nixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- White Rancho Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The White Rancho Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rancho Cemetery
- Latin American Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sample Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Demmer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Demmer Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demmer Cemetery
- Billings Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caraway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Caraway Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Askey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Askey Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askey Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
- Sand Gate Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Sand Gate Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Gate Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Oneill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oneill Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneill Cemetery
- Sandy Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandy Chapel Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Chapel Cemetery
- Dewville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westhoff Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Westhoff Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhoff Cemetery
- Oso Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oso Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oso Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smiley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smiley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smiley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wrightsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bebe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westhoff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gillett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pandora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cost
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cost is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
- Dewville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cheapside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Monthalia ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
- Ecleto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Caddo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Denhawken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nockenut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hamon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stockdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Smiley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gonzales County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smiley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gonzales
- Nixon
- Smiley
- Stockdale
- Yorktown
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 professional and volunteer 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 Smiley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Gonzales 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 Smiley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #200977
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gonzales, 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- Smiley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |