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 ...
The Smith Cemetery is located in Houston County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Bogg Cemetery
- The Bogg Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Burton Cemetery
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Bynum Cemetery
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Campbell Cemetery
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Campbell Cemetery
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Hagan Cemetery
- The Hagan Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Halls Field Cemetery
- The Halls Field Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Holleman Cemetery
- The Holleman Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Mayes Cemetery
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- McCann Cemetery
- The McCann Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Meriwether Cemetery
- The Meriwether Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- New Salem Cemetery
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- North Creek Cemetery
- The North Creek Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Porter Springs Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Thomason Cemetery
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Tubbs Cemetery
- The Tubbs Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Union Grove Cemetery
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Wesley Cemetery
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Antioch ‑ Historic
- Antioch is located in Houston County
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- Austonio
- Austonio is located in Houston County
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- Centerview
- Centerview is located in Leon County
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- Centerville
- Cooper
- Cooper is located in Houston County
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- Crockett
- Grapeland
- Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
- Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
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- Hickory Creek
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
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- Holly
- Holly is located in Houston County
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- Latexo
- Leona
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Lovelady
- Middleton
- Middleton is located in Leon County
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- Midway
- Porter Springs
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
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- Russell
- Russell is located in Leon County
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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 Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Crockett
- Elkhart
- Grapeland
- Lovelady
- Madisonville
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 Houston 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 #1368466 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1368466 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Halls Bluff
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |