A visit to the Smith - Willoughby 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 - Willoughby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith - Willoughby Cemetery:
32.7732, -85.5338
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith - Willoughby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smith - Willoughby Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.
The county seat for Chambers County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smith - Willoughby Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Smith - Willoughby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith - Willoughby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maddox Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Waverly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Mt. Traveler MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spratling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Spratling Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratling Cemetery
- Sturkie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sturkie Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie Cemetery
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Luke CME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- The Midway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Midway UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24417 <5>
- Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Dean - Shirley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fargason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fargason Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargason Cemetery
- Rowells Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowells Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowells Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Farmville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Farmville Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmville Cemetery is located in the vicinity of The Bottle
- St. John UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smith - Willoughby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith - Willoughby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Blackman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- The Bottle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Camp Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boyds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Roxana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Dudleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Opelika
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gwen Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- LaFayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Agricola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Loachapoka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Cusseta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dadeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Church Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Chewacla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Erie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Notasulga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Matilda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Chapel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Penton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
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 - Willoughby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chambers County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith - Willoughby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Auburn lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Smith - Willoughby Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Auburn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Camp Hill
- Dadeville
- Erie - Historic
- Erie lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Smith - Willoughby Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- LaFayette
- Notasulga
- Opelika
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 - Willoughby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chambers 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 - Willoughby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2628219 (Smith-Willoughby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2628219 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: Chambers
- Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camp Hill SE
- Location given for Smith-Willoughby Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.773185 Lon: -85.53384
- 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 Chambers, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smith - Willoughby 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. |