A visit to the Smith Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery:
31.6618, -87.8708
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smith Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Grove Hill. Grove Hill lies just to the east northeast of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bumpers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bumpers Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpers Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mathews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Peniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peniel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel Cemetery
- Pine Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Clarkville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clarkville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jackson Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gaddies Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Griffin Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stave Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Stave Creek Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek Cemetery
- Parker Bell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Parker Bell Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Bell Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Puyear Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Dacy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Dacy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacy Cemetery
- Spinks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Spinks Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks Cemetery
- Magnolia Lawns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Smiths Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Winn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
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- Zimco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Toddtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Grove Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stave Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Salitpa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walker Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whatley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Suggsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Dickinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Leroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Saint Stephen's
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Coffeeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prestwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Alma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Bassetts Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Frankville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Bigbee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Wagarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
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 Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Clarke County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 #164124 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #164124 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grove Hill
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6618258 Lon: -87.8708345
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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 Clarke, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smith Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |