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. 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)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery
Lat: 31.2202° (31° 13' 12")
Lon: -86.6894° (-86° 41' 21")
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 .
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Garwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garwin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Garwin Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Hoomesville Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoomesville Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoomesville Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hoomesville Church Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- McGowin Ferry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGowin Ferry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGowin Ferry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McGowin Ferry Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Foshee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foshee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foshee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Foshee Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- McGowin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGowin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGowin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- New Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Mitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Damascus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Mancill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mancill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mancill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mancill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Horton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Johnston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sam McGowin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sam McGowin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sam McGowin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sam McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Carolina Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carolina Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carolina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carolina Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Adellum Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adellum Cemetery
- The Adellum Cemetery is located in Covington County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Branch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Johnston Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Davison Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davison Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Davison Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Still Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Still Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Still Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Still Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Old Bradley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bradley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Bradley Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- River Falls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River Falls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The River Falls Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Mancill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mancill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mancill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mancill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Sam McGowin 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) - Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Carolina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Johnsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Falco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Mount Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- River Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Libertyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Andalusia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia
- Andalusia is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andalusia <7>
- Red Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Wing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Wing is located in Covington County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Red Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Roberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Heath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Nymph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Gantt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Belandville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belandville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Sanford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Rabb
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Red Oak
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
- Andalusia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Andalusia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia
- Sparta - Historic
- Sparta lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sparta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Covington County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Butler County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Coffee County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Conecuh County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Crenshaw County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Escambia County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Okaloosa County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Santa Rosa County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Walton County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Covington County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Alabama
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Alabama
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Covington
- 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
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: GNIS record #160627 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: Dixie
- County: Covington Elev: 48
- Location given for GNIS #160627 (Smith Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 31.2202, Longitude: -86.6894 In this case, the coordinates for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |