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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:

31.6816, -95.1747

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 Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies just to the north 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 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Russell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Box Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Box Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
  • Hendrick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hendrick Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrick Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
  • Mosley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mosley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Parks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Parks Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
  • Holcomb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
  • Berry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Berry Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New Hope Community Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The New Hope Community Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Community Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Community Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Alto.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198119 <5>
    • Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Bradford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
    • Weems Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Weems Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems Cemetery
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Ford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Ford Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Easley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Easley Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
    • Easley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Easley Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
    • Kennedy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
    • Berryman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Berryman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman Cemetery
    • Green Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
    • Kilgore Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
    • Old Prison Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Old Prison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prison Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.

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

  • Weeping Mary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
  • Alto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>
  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • Rusk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <6>
  • Weches
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Maydelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dialville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
  • Forest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Gallatin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Herring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Herring is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
  • Mound City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mound City is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ponta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
    • Turney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Turney is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
    • Dextra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
    • Reklaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jarvis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
    • Alderbranch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Slocum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Tadmor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Tadmor is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
    • Douglass
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sacul
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Refuge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Refuge is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
    • Belott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Belott is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Harrison Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
    • Wells
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kossuth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Crystal Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake

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 Cherokee 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 begin with 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 Smith Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 #1368471  (Smith Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1368471 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pryor Mountain
      • Location given for Smith Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6815648     Lon: -95.174665
      • 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 Cherokee, 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 obstructions 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.