| Location: | Smithfield, Cache County |
| Address: | 300 East Center |
| Smithfield, UT 84335 | |
| Travel Directions: | Turn east on Main Street at the 7-Eleven. Go east for 3 blocks and the main entrance is visible. |
| Contact: | Smithfield City |
| Phone: | 435-792-2993 |
| Owner: | Smithfield City |
| Burial Plots: | 7500 |
| Number of Burials: | 5460 |
| Size: | 21 Acers |
| Year Established: | 1879 |
| Year of First Burial: | 1860 |
| Most recent recorded death year: | 2011 |
| Information in database: | Yes |
| E-Mail: | cgittins@smithfieldcity.org |
| Comments: | Originally called the Burial Grounds, the first burial was Ira Merrill, who lost his life in the Indian skirmish of July 23, 1860. In 1897, a city ordinance declared the burial site to be the Smithfield Cemetery. Many graves in the "old cemetery" are unmarked, including those of five Indians. For years, two sisters--Julia Collett Cantwell and Matilda Collett Merrill--placed flowers on these graves. In 1925, they approached Mayor John P. Toolson with a proposal that a monument be erected to honor the Indians. The women solicited donations and, with the assistance of the City, purchased a red sandstone monument on which was inscribed: "To honor our Lamanite friends who were active in the early settlement of our city." |
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This is the most current information we have on this cemetery, but it may not be up to date. For more information, contact the cemetery or the owner directly. Some cemeteries have websites that you can find by searching online. |
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