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:
29.9527, -97.3958
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 Bastrop County<2>.
The county seat for Bastrop County is located in Bastrop. Bastrop lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hendrix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Meridith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meridith Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridith Cemetery
- Lentz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lentz Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentz Cemetery
- New Red Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Red Rock Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Red Rock Cemetery
- The New Red Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Rock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6278 <5>
- Turner Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Red Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Red Rock Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Red Rock Cemetery
- The Old Red Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Rock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5793 <5>
- Bateman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bateman Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman Cemetery
- Pettytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wolfenberger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wolfenberger Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfenberger Cemetery
- Rosanky Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rosanky Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosanky Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosanky Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Rosanky.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6454 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Clarks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Clarks Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Trigg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Trigg Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Trigg Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249890 <5>
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Fleming Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffrey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Jeffrey Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey Cemetery
- Jefrey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Jefrey Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefrey Cemetery
- Jeddo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bartons Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Red Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bateman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bateman is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Pettytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
- Elm Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Rosanky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Delhi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Delhi is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Upton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Hills Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Saint Johns Colony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
- McMahan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McMahan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan
- Togo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Togo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jeddo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Kovar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kovar is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
- Bastrop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyldwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Alum Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Lytton Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Tilmon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
- Cistern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Phelan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Seawillow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seawillow is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawillow
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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. The following communities are located in Bastrop County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Smith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Bastrop 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 #1368463 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1368463 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: Bastrop
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Red Rock
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.9527217 Lon: -97.3958268
- 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 Texas' counties, including Bastrop, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |
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