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A visit to the Smith Cemetery ...


The location of the Smith Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   32.8268°   (32° 49' 36")

Lon:   -95.2438°   (-95° 14' 37")

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

The county seat for Wood County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Smith Cemetery .

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 websites either 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 Wood County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Smith Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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.

    • Stout
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Wood County
    • Perryville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
      • Perryville is located in Wood County
    • Pine Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
      • Pine Mills is located in Wood County
    • Rhonesboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
      • Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
    • Grice
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
      • Grice is located in Upshur County
    • Winnsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
      • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
    • Piney Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
      • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
    • Hainesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
      • Hainesville is located in Wood County
    • Rosewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
      • Rosewood is located in Upshur County
    • Thomas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Upshur County
    • Scroggins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
      • Forest Hill is located in Wood County
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Quitman
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Coke
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
        • Coke is located in Wood County
      • Kelsey
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
        • Kelsey is located in Upshur County
      • Leesburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Black Oak
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
        • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County

    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 Wood County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Monday Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monday Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monday Cemetery
    • Robert Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robert Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robert Cemetery
    • Coldwater Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coldwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coldwater Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coldwater Cemetery
    • Mansell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mansell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mansell Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mansell Cemetery
    • Reed Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Grice Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Grice Cemetery is located in Upshur County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grice Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Rhonesboro.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grice Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3953 <6>
    • Pineview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Willard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • McGee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The City Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • The City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Winnsboro City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #401277 <6>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Shiloh Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Rock Springs Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hay Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Concord Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Simpsonville Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpsonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Simpsonville Cemetery is located in Upshur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpsonville Cemetery
      • Hepsibah Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ingram Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingram Cemetery
      • Hopewell Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Camp County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located in Camp County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Pittsburg.
        • The Myrtle Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Macedonia Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Springs Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1172448 <6>
      • Clearwater Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clearwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clearwater Cemetery

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

    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 #1347260  (Smith Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1347260 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: Rhonesboro
      • County: Wood         Elev: 149
      • Location given for GNIS #1347260 (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 Wood, 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 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: 32.8268, Longitude: -95.2438       In this case, the coordinates for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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