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:
32.8268, -95.2438
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 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 .
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 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The Monday Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday Cemetery
- Robert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Robert Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Cemetery
- Coldwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Coldwater Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coldwater Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2967 <5>
- Mansell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mansell Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansell Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Grice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Grice Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice Cemetery
- 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 north of Rhonesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3953 <5>
- Pineview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smyrna Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- The Smyrna Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196713 <5>
- 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)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Piney Grove Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374762 <5>
- City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The City Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- The City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winnsboro City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #401277 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Hay Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Simpsonville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Simpsonville Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville Cemetery
- Hepsibah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Perryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Pine Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Rhonesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
- Grice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Cartwright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Winnsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Hainesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Rosewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Thomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Simpsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Scroggins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Quitman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Kelsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Leesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
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 Wood 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 start with 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:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 #1347260 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1347260 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rhonesboro
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8267956 Lon: -95.2438333
- 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 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 '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- 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. |
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