Smith Family Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia

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Coordinates: 33.82211, -84.43449
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The Smith Family Cemetery (Hanover West) is located at the corner of Hanover West Terrace and Hanover West Drive in Hanover West Estates Subdivision. Over the years this cemetery's name has changed four times. In Oct of 1904 the first burial took place. It was a infant named James Howard Smith and then it became known as the Smith Family Cemetery. Then in Jan of 1911 Robert Campbell was buried and the name changed from the Smith Family Cemetery to the Campbell Family Cemetery and then to the Smith / Campbell Family Cemetery. From Oct 1904 to Nov 1916 all the burials were Smith family members except for Robert Campbell in 1911. And the name was changed back to the Smith Family Cemetery.

Then in Jan 1924 Pauline Campbell Robert Campbell's wife was buried. She was the last burial in the cemetery until Aug 1940 when another Campbell family member Florin E Campbell was buried there. Both Pauline and Florin Campbell's death certificates have the name of DeFoors Cemetery as their burial locations. There are now 8 burials in the cemetery 5 Smith's and 3 Campbell's.

From Jan 1904 to Aug 1940 the cemetery has been called, Smith Family Cemetery, Campbell Family Cemetery, Smith / Campbell Family Cemetery and Defoors Cemetery. The name that was settled on for this cemetery is the Smith Family Cemetery due to the number of Smith family members being buried there. The cemetery is located in the Hanover West Estates Subdivision off of Bohler Road and Defoors Ferry Road.