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Smith County
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Smith Cemetery #2
Latitude: N 32: 15: 23.2
Longitude: W 095: 20: 04.0
This cemetery is located Southwest of Tyler. One mile north of Gresham on Highway 2493, then east about one-half mile. It is currently located inside the Rose Lawn Memorial Cemetery.
From Tyler, take SSW Loop 323 to the intersection of Old Jacksonville Road. Go South on Old Jacksonville Road 3.5 miles to Blue Mountain Blvd & turn left (southeast). Go 2 miles & the address is 2003 Blue Mountain Blvd. Rose Lawn Memorial Cemetery is on the left of the road. Go through the cemetery gates and proceed to the back of this cemetery & you will see the Smith (SW) Cemetery.
Smith Cemetery is located on land granted by the State of Texas to Mary M. (Polly) Long in the 1840's. She deeded this land to her son, Richard B. Long, in 1852. He sold the surrounding land in 1881, reserving one acre for the cemetery.



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