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:
31.8704, -94.1085
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 Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Center. Center lies just to the southwest 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Truitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Truitt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt Cemetery
- North Jericho Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Blunt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blunt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt Cemetery
- Henrietta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henrietta Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Yard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Yard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Yard Cemetery
- Newburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Newburn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburn Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Ashton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ashton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mull Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mull Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Ashton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ashton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 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:
- Campti
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Campti is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
- Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Africa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Shelbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Joaquin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haslam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haslam is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
- Logansport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tenaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Short
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Short is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Choice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Choice is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woods is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Stanley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Arcadia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Huxley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huxley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Timpson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Longstreet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gary City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carthage
- Garrison
- Grand Cane
- Logansport
- San Augustine
- Shelbyville
- Tenaha
- Timpson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shelby 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 #1368473 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1368473 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelbyville
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8704484 Lon: -94.1085276
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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 Shelby, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |