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:
34.8906, -85.5927
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 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Potato Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Potato Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Hill Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Higdon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Higdon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon Cemetery
- Brown Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Gap Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Gap Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Straightway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Straightway Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straightway Cemetery
- Countess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Countess Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countess Cemetery
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- Newman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Lake Hills Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Moore Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moore Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Chapel Cemetery
- Newby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Newby Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Payne Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Payne Gap Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Gap Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Payne Gap Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Cartersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25306 <5>
- Whit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whit Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whit Cemetery
- Trenton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Trenton Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne 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:
- Eliza
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bryant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cole City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Stewart Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Long Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Whiteside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Vulcan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
- Cartersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rising Fawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richard City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Kimball
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Ider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cassandra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Chattanooga Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stevenson
(13 miles [20.9 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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Jasper
- Rising Fawn
- South Pittsburg
- Stevenson
- Trenton
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 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 #127013 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127013 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: 457 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Home
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8906345 Lon: -85.5927443
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |