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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery

Lat:   32.9937°   (32° 59' 37")

Lon:   -98.9828°   (-98° 58' 58")

The Smith Cemetery is located in Throckmorton County<2>.

The county seat for Throckmorton County is located in Throckmorton. Throckmorton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Smith Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mathiews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathiews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathiews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mathiews Cemetery is located in Throckmorton County
  • Hurford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hurford Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Stoker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stoker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Huffstuttle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffstuttle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huffstuttle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Huffstuttle Cemetery is located in Young County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4407 <5>
  • Murray Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Murray Cemetery is located in Young County
  • Snake Den Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snake Den Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snake Den Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snake Den Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Tyra Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyra Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tyra Cemetery is located in Young County
  • Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Bush Knob Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Knob Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bush Knob Cemetery is located in Throckmorton County
  • Yellow Fork Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellow Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yellow Fork Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Donnell Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ledbetter Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledbetter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledbetter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Throckmorton County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Eliasville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eliasville Cemetery
      • The Eliasville Cemetery is located in Young County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eliasville Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Eliasville
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219749 <5>
    • Ft. Griffin Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Griffin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Griffin Cemetery is located in Shackelford County
    • Proffitt Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proffitt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proffitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Young County
    • Baker Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Picketville Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Picketville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Picketville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Picketville Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Peveler Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peveler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peveler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peveler Cemetery is located in Young County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5968 <5>
    • Brooks Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Young County
    • Treadwell Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treadwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treadwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Treadwell Cemetery is located in Throckmorton County
    • Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • South Prairie Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Prairie Cemetery
      • The South Prairie Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Medlan Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medlan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medlan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Medlan Cemetery is located in Young County

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 based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Woodson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
    • Woodson is located in Throckmorton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodson <6>
  • Murray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Young County
  • Eliasville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
    • Eliasville is located in Young County
  • Fort Griffin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
    • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
  • Proffitt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt
    • Proffitt is located in Young County
  • Breckenridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
    • Breckenridge is located in Stephens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <6>
  • Throckmorton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Elbert
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbert
    • Elbert is located in Throckmorton County
  • South Bend
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Newcastle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
    • Newcastle is located in Young County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <6>
  • Padgett
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Padgett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett
    • Padgett is located in Young County
  • Eolian
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
    • Eolian is located in Stephens County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Bunger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
      • Bunger is located in Young County
    • Graham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Young County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <6>
    • Albany
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Shackelford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <6>
    • Necessity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
      • Necessity is located in Stephens County
    • Caddo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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 Throckmorton 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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 #1347261  (Smith Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1347261 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Crystal Falls
    • County: Throckmorton         Elev: 367
    • Location given for GNIS #1347261 (Smith Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Throckmorton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smith Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9937, Longitude: -98.9828       In this case, the coordinates for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.




 

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