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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:

34.4904, -87.8217

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 Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies just to the east northeast 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 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Welch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Welch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
  • Graham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Hester Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Hester Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
    • The Hester Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hester James Cemetery
  • New Belgreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The New Belgreen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Belgreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Belgreen Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Belgreen.
  • Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Belgreen.
    • The Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Belgreen Cemetery
    • Old Belgreen Cemetery
  • Walden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Walden Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
  • Sparks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Sparks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
  • Malone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Malone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
  • Keelen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Keelen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelen Cemetery
  • Willis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Willis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery
      • The Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenhill Cemetery
    • Mountain Home Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pounders Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pounders Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounders Cemetery
    • McWright Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The McWright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWright Cemetery
      • The McWright Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Allen - McRight Cemetery
      • McRight Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24378 <5>
    • Steadham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Steadham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadham Cemetery
    • Old Robinson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Robinson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Robinson Cemetery
    • Wilson - Nooe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Wilson - Nooe Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Nooe Cemetery
    • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Luketown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Luketown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luketown Cemetery
    • Duncan Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Duncan Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Creek Cemetery
      • The Duncan Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Burnt Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21881 <5>
    • Jones Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones 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:

  • Belgreen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Belgreen is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
  • Rockwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockwood is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Russellville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
  • Spruce Pine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Churntown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Churntown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
  • Denton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Denton is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Burntout
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Burntout is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
    • Burntout has also been known as:
    • Burn Out
    • Burnout
    • Burnt Out
  • Phil Campbell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Littleville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Littleville is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Hodges
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • White House Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • White House Springs is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hackleburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hackleburg is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Pleasant Site
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
    • Red Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Red Rock is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Vina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Vina is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Bear Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Gatesville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Gatesville is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
    • Mehama ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Mehama is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
    • Tuscumbia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Avoca is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Red Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 Franklin 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 professional and volunteer 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: