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:
34.7329, -86.2664
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Kirk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Trenton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Trenton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
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- Latham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Peters Cove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Peters Cove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cove Cemetery
- Erwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- Gentle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gentle Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentle Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Hollytree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hollytree Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Trenton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Hollytree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Gurley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paint Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Lim Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Larkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Aspel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Tupelo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Skyline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Baileytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Brownsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berkley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Maynard Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Ryland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Big Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Owens' Cross Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Scottsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Estillfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
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 Jackson 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 begin with 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:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 #127007 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127007 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paint Rock
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7328651 Lon: -86.2663736
- 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 Jackson, 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 obstructions 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. |