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:
37.1768, -77.6233
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 Dinwiddie County<2>.
. Dinwiddie lies just to the south southeast 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Drivers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Drivers Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Cemetery
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch Cemetery
- Dabney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dabney Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney Cemetery
- Ocran UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Sutherland.
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ocran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51509 <5>
- Olgers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Olgers Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olgers Cemetery
- Mispah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mispah Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mispah Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188926 <5>
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Mt. Poole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Poole Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Poole Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Wittbuish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wittbuish Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittbuish Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Bollins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bollins Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollins Cemetery
- Reames Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Reames Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reames Cemetery
- Reames Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Reames Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reames Cemetery
- Whites Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Whites Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Cemetery
- Meredith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Meredith Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Gill Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gill Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Grove Cemetery
- Union Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Union Branch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Branch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Sutherland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Matoaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Ammon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Holly ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Grant Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Ettrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Laird ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Winterpock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Braebrook Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Wilsons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Darvills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Rowanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- McKenney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Court House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Earls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
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 Dinwiddie 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 visit 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie 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 #1474737 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1474737 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: Dinwiddie
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sutherland
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1768169 Lon: -77.6233244
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Dinwiddie, 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- 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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