North Richland Hills in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Smithfield Cemetery

Photographed by Dave W, November 7, 2022

1. Smithfield Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

Eli Smith (1848-79), for whose family the town of Smithfield is named, came from Missouri to Texas about 1859. In the early 1870s he donated part of his farm for the cemetery. The oldest marked grave is that of an infant, Mattie J. Brownfield, who died on Oct. 13, 1872. More than seventy-five graves, including that of Eli Smith, date from the 1870s. Pioneer physician Lilburn Howard Colley (b. 1843), for whom nearby Colleyville is named, was interred here in 1924. Numerous Civil War veterans, including men from both the Union and Confederate Armies, are also buried here.

Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4967.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is October 13, 1872.

Location. 32° 52.058′ N, 97° 12.624′ W. Marker is in North Richland Hills, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7935 Main St, North Richland Hills TX 76182, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans and First Responders Memorial flag pole (here, next to this marker); Smithfield Masonic Lodge No. 455 A.F. & A.M. (within shouting distance of this marker); Cobbs Barber Shop

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(within shouting distance of this marker); President Truman Visits Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Smithfield Baptist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alfred Madison Hightower (about 300 feet away); Eli Smith (about 400 feet away); Smithfield Church of Christ (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Richland Hills.

Photographed by Dave W, November 7, 2022

2. Smithfield Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2022, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 1,489 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 12, 2022, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.