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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:

31.5524, -99.1289

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 Brown County<2>.

The county seat for Brown County is located in Brownwood. Brownwood lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the 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 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Rice Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Rice Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rice Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Brookesmith.
  • Winchell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Winchell Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchell Cemetery
  • Cox Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
  • Beasley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Beasley Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
  • Five Ashes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Five Ashes Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Ashes Cemetery
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
  • Jordan Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Point Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cedar Point Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point Cemetery
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The McCarty Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
  • Mukewater Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mukewater Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukewater Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Whon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Whon Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Whon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Rockwood.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7628 <5>
    • Bowser Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bowser Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowser Cemetery
    • Greenleaf Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stewardson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Stewardson Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardson Cemetery
    • Holt Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Holt Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Richland Springs.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4317 <5>
    • Vargy Chapel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Vargy Chapel Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vargy Chapel Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Cowboy Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Cowboy Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowboy Cemetery
    • Ebony Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Ebony Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony Cemetery
      • The Ebony Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Buffalo Ebony Cemetery
    • Elkins Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Elkins Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
    • McDaniel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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:

  • Brookesmith
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Trickham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Former name for Trickham:
    • Trick'em
  • Milburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Keys Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
  • Indian Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Bangs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Whon ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Whon is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
  • Holt ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Holt is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Rockwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Ebony ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ebony is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
  • Brownwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
    • Early
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Santa Anna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Waldrip
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Locker is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Regency is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Fry ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Fry is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown 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 first visit 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 Smith Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Brown 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 #1368470  (Smith Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1368470 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: Brown
      • Est. Elev: 443 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Trickham
      • Location given for Smith Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.5523801     Lon: -99.1289397
      • 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 Brown, 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 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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