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:
34.3462, -87.1903
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 Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Moulton. Moulton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 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.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Asherbraner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Asherbraner Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherbraner Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moses Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26324 <5>
- Arbor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Penn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Simms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Wilborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilborn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilborn Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Aldridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Aldridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge Cemetery
- Hickory Grove FWB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hickory Grove FWB Church Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove FWB Church Cemetery
- The Hickory Grove FWB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163786 <5>
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Preuit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Preuit Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preuit Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Upshaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Grayson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Wren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Ellaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Jones' Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Muck City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Houston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chances Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Chalybeate Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Lacon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Falkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Leesdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Hartselle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Ashridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flint City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint 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 Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Falkville
- Hartselle
- Moulton
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 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 Lawrence 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 #160629 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #160629 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Upshaw
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3462099 Lon: -87.1902927
- 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 Lawrence, 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 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. |