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A visit to the Smyrna Church 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 Smyrna Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smyrna Church Cemetery:

32.8482, -95.8219

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

The Smyrna Church Cemetery is located in Rains County<2>.

The county seat for Rains County is located in Emory. Emory lies just to the east northeast of the Smyrna Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Smyrna Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Smyrna Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bishop Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Bishop Family Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bishop Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Emory.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381249 <5>
  • Woosley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woosley Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
  • Rocky Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
  • Danley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Danley Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danley Cemetery
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
  • Trumble Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Trumble Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumble Cemetery
  • Forbis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Forbis Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbis Cemetery
  • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Worcester - Cooper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clewis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Clewis Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clewis Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Coats Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Coats Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
    • Lynch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
    • Shook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Shook Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
    • Tooms Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Tooms Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tooms Cemetery
    • Robertson / Henrys Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Daugherty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
    • Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Richland - Benton Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
    • Morince Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Morince Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morince Cemetery
    • MaGee - McCord Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Emory.
      • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #271442 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Smyrna Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smyrna Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Flats
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Flats is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
  • Emory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Tawakoni
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Hooker Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
  • Edgewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fruitvale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Alba
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gunter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gunter is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
  • Bonanza
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Tawakoni
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Lone Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Miller Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Grand Saline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wills Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yantis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Divide
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Hawk Cove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Palestine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Myrtle Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
    • Golden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Weiland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Weiland is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
    • Boles Home
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Boles Home is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
    • Ables Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs

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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rains County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smyrna Church 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 helpful 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 Smyrna Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Rains 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 Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1376162  (Smyrna Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1376162 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: Rains
      • Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Emory South
      • Location given for Smyrna Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.8481784     Lon: -95.8219087
      • 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 Rains, 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 Church 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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