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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Smith. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Smith to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Smith, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Smith (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Smith. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Smith is historic, it would have been located within present day Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Colbert, Lawrence, Marion, Winston, Itawamba (MS) & Tishomingo (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Smith. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smith:
- Franklin County (The home county of Smith)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Spruce Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Phil Campbell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Churntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belgreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Hodges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Burntout
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Vina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Pleasant Site
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Red Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Littleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- White House Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Denton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Red Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Tuscumbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Leighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Muscle Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sheffield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- Gu - Win
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Cypress Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hatton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Muck City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Edmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Wren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Moulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Town Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Bear Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hackleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Thornhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Hamilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Brilliant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Twin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Pikeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Guin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Nauvoo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slicklizzard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Haleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Pebble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Boar Tush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Delmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Glen Mary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Ashridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Natural Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ellaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Grayson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Double Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Itawamba County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Bounds Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Eastman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Golden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smith, see our County-by-County Page for Smith.
Cemeteries Near Smith ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smith.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Smith - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smith covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Spruce Pine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Phil Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dooley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Scharnagle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery
- The J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swinney Family Cemetery
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Center Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- The Center Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Joy Free Well Baptist Church Cemetery
- Continue List (672 more) ...
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Smith in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smith.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Spruce Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Bear Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Isbell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Isbell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Goddard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goddard is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Waco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Hackleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Belgreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kinlock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kinlock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinlock
- Frankfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smith. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smith.
Newspapers Published in Smith ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smith.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smith, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smith.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Smith:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Fayette County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Itawamba County
- Tishomingo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Smith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Smith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |