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A visit to the Smith Cemetery ...


The location of the Smith Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Smith Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery

Lat:   34.9554°   (34° 57' 19")

Lon:   -86.9914°   (-86° 59' 29")

The Smith Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.

The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Smith Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Smith Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Limestone County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Smith Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Elkmont
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
      • Elkmont is located in Limestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkmont <4>
    • Pettusville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
      • Pettusville is located in Limestone County
    • Hay's Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
      • Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
    • Prospect
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Estaville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
      • Estaville is located in Limestone County
    • Clifton ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Limestone County
    • Elkmont Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
      • Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Stella
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Ardmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
      • Ardmore is located in Limestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,513 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <4>
    • Ardmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
      • Ardmore is located in Giles County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <4>
    • Dickson Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
      • Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Elkton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Lester
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
        • Lester is located in Limestone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Cairo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
        • Cairo is located in Limestone County
      • Athens
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
        • Athens is located in Limestone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
      • Caro
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
        • Caro is located in Limestone County
      • Lentzville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lentzville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
        • Lentzville is located in Limestone County
      • Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
        • Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
      • Cash Point
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
        • Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Minor Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
        • Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Center Hill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
        • Center Hill is located in Limestone County
      • Wheelerton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
        • Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
      • Poplar Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
        • Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
      • Green Field
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
        • Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
      • Country Village
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
        • Country Village is located in Limestone County
      • Bethel
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
        • Bethel is located in Lauderdale County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Smith Cemetery. The following communities are located in Limestone County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • St. Mark Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mark Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery #1
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery #1 have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery #1 is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery #1
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Morris Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morris Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
    • Harlow Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harlow Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlow Cemetery
    • Payne Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Hightower Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hightower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hightower Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hightower Cemetery
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
    • New Garden Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Garden Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Garden Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Bailes Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bailes Cemetery is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailes Cemetery
      • Pettusville Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pettusville Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pettusville Church Cemetery is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pettusville Church Cemetery
      • Bridgforth Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridgforth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bridgforth Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridgforth Cemetery
      • Trotter Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trotter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trotter Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trotter Cemetery
      • Legg Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Legg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Legg Cemetery is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Legg Cemetery
      • Adams Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Adams Cemetery is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
      • Legg Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Legg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Legg Cemetery is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Legg Cemetery
      • Witty Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Witty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Witty Cemetery is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Witty Cemetery
      • Cylone Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cylone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cylone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cylone Cemetery
      • Sylone Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Spence Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spence Cemetery is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spence Cemetery
      • Whitfield Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitfield Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Smith Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #127014  (Smith Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #127014 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Elkmont
      • County: Limestone         Elev: 190
      • Location given for GNIS #127014 (Smith Cemetery)

    The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/

    The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smith Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9554, Longitude: -86.9914       In this case, the coordinates for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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