Smith County, Texas
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 37 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971. Most listings are in or near Tyler, Teaselville.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP10 of 37 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
37 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBSmith was formed in 1846 (1846-04-11) from Nacogdoches.
SMITH created from NACOGDOCHES.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusSmith County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,292 | 13,392 | 21,863 | 37,370 | 46,769 | 69,090 | 74,701 | 86,350 | 128,366 | 174,706 | 233,479 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS80 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 80 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Ahavath Achim Cemetery |
| Alsup Cemetery |
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Asbury Cemetery |
| Bacon Cemetery |
| Barber Cemetery |
| Barron Cemetery |
| Belcher Cemetery |
| Bowman Cemetery |
| Britton Cemetery |
| Bunkley Cemetery |
| Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery |
| Crow Cemetery |
| Dover Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| El Bethel Cemetery |
| Elkins Cemetery |
| Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Flewellen Cemetery |
| Flewellen Cemetery |
| Flint Cemetery |
| Gabriel Cemetery |
| Galena Cemetery |
| Goodman Cemetery |
| Gray Cemetery |
| Green Cemetery |
| Hawthorne Cemetery |
| High Cemetery |
| Holt Cemetery |
| Hopewell Cemetery |
| Hubbard Cemetery |
| Hudson J Cemetery |
| Ingram Cemetery |
| Kendrick Cemetery |
| Lawrence Cemetery |
| Lindale City Cemetery |
| Loftin Cemetery |
| Marsh Cemetery |
| Marshall Cemetery |
| Mason Cemetery |
| McDougal Cemetery |
| Meador Cemetery |
| Oakwood Cemetery |
| Old Butler Cemetery |
| Old Hopewell Cemetery |
| Pinecrest Cemetery |
| Pinkston Cemetery |
| Pleasant Retreat Cemetery |
| Prospect Cemetery |
| Rather Cemetery |
| Ray Cemetery |
| Red Springs Cemetery |
| Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Rose Lawn Cemetery |
| Saint Louis Cemetery |
| Saint Viola Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Sand Flat Cemetery |
| Seastrunk Cemetery |
| Sevenleague Cemetery |
| Shady Grove Cemetery |
| Shamburger Cemetery |
| Shiloh Cemetery |
| Siloam Cemetery |
| Sitton Cemetery |
| Smith Cemetery |
| Smith Cemetery |
| Thompson Cemetery |
| Troup City Cemetery |
| Tyler Memorial Cemetery |
| University Cemetery |
| Verner Cemetery |
| Walnut Grove Cemetery |
| Waters Bluff Cemetery |
| Westview Cemetery |
| White Cemetery |
| Whitehouse Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Wilson Curtis Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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