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:
34.7940, -85.7378
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 18 miles [29 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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Sterne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sterne Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterne Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Pritchett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Ridley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ridley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Cemetery
- Cawlfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cawlfield Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawlfield Cemetery
- Caperton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Caperton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caperton Cemetery
- Coffee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Weldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weldon Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
- Newby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Newby Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Potts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Wimberley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wimberley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wimberley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Stevenson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27158 <5>
- Foshee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Foshee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Rosalie Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Beulah Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Chapel Cemetery
- The Beulah Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Chapel MB Church Cemetery
- Beulahs Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Steele Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Moore Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Chapel Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beaty Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Higdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Eliza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fackler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Stewart Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Rash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Henagar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rising Fawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Hollywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Gray ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Richard City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
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.
- Bellefonte - Historic
- Bridgeport
- Rising Fawn
- Stevenson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 #127010 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127010 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: 447 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flat Rock
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7939704 Lon: -85.7377501
- 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> | 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. |