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:
34.5645, -86.5205
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 Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Smith Cemetery .
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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.
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Walling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Walling Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Buford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Buford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford Cemetery
- Neal Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Neal Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Chapel Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
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- Winton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Winton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vann Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Lacey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lacey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Cemetery
- Hough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hough Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough Cemetery
- Laceys Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon 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:
- Whitesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Lacey's Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- English Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Morgan City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Big Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Briscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Greenwycke Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Valhermoso Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Union Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Apple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Gurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Triana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Winton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Ruth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Brownsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Madison 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 helpful 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 Madison 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 #127005 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127005 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farley
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5645356 Lon: -86.5205452
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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 Madison, 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. |
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