A visit to the Smyrna Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Smyrna Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Smyrna Cemetery (FG ID #196713).
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 Smyrna Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smyrna Cemetery:
32.9342, -95.2216
The Smyrna Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
The cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Smyrna Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smyrna Cemetery.
Name Variations for Smyrna Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Smyrna Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Smyrna Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smyrna Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Willard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McGee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coldwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Monday Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday Cemetery
- Clearwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hepsibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Robert Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Robert Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Cemetery
- Grice Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsonville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Simpsonville Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smyrna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smyrna Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scroggins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winnsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Purley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pickton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Black Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rhonesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rosewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miller's Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Como
(16 miles [25.7 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 Smyrna 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 Smyrna 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 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 Smyrna 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 Smyrna Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #196713
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- Smyrna 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. |