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:
32.2565, -95.3341
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 Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies just 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kendrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
- Midway Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barron Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- The Barron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barron / Shackleford Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Noonday Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery (African-American)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
- The St. Louis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old St. Louis Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Dean Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dean Baptist Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Baptist Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Galilee Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sevenleague Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sevenleague Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenleague Cemetery
- Rather Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rather Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rather Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of Tyler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245204 <5>
- New Hope (Southwest) Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meador Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Meador Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Gresham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Noonday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Lee Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Flint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tyler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Teaselville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Bullard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dogwood City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Chandler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Coffee City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Swan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Mount Selman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Mixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Omen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Moore Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Berryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Cherokee Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Troup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lindale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cuney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sinclair City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Reese
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Arp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Lindale
- Tyler
- Whitehouse
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Smith 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 #1347257 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1347257 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tyler South
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2565412 Lon: -95.3341188
- 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 Smith, 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> | 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. |