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:
34.5345, -85.7052
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 DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies just to the south of the Smith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smith Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- The Whitehall Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27051 <5>
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Lankford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Howards Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Valley Head Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Valley Head Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head Cemetery
- Cordell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cordell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Mahan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mahan Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Town Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Town Creek Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Cemetery
- Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pea Ridge Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Valley Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Sylvania
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Fort Payne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chavies
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Pine Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Henagar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mentone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bankhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Luna ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Bootsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Adamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Kaolin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Beaty Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Powell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Fyffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Dog Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Cloudland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Payne
- Fyffe
- Rainsville
- Valley Head
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 helpful 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 DeKalb 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 #150516 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #150516 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dugout Valley
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.53453 Lon: -85.7052455
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 DeKalb, 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- 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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