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:
31.2202, -86.6894
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 Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Andalusia. Andalusia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> 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 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Garwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Garwin Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin Cemetery
- Hoomesville Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McGowin Ferry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McGowin Ferry Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowin Ferry Cemetery
- Foshee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Foshee Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
- McGowin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowin Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Mancill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mancill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancill Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sam McGowin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Sam McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam McGowin Cemetery
- Carolina Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Carolina Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Cemetery
- Adellum Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Adellum Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adellum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adellum Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Andalusia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258757 <5>
- Long Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Davison Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Davison Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison Cemetery
- Still Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
- Old Bradley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Bradley Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bradley Cemetery
- River Falls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The River Falls Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls Cemetery
- Mancill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Mancill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Carolina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Johnsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Falco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Mount Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- River Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Libertyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Andalusia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Wing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wing is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Red Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Roberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Heath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Nymph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Gantt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Sanford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Rabb
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andalusia
- Sparta - Historic
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 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 Covington 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 #160627 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #160627 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 48 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dixie
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2201726 Lon: -86.6894051
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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 Covington, 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> | 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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