Our Genealogy Helper
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 hospitals 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 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Phil Campbell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil Campbell
- Phil Campbell is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,072 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phil Campbell <2>
- Churntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <2>
- Belgreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Hodges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Hodges is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <2>
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Burntout
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Vina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Red Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
- Red Bay is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <2>
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Denton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Red Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Tuscumbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbia
- Tuscumbia is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,462 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscumbia <2>
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Leighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
- Leighton is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <2>
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Muscle Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
- Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <2>
- Sheffield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <2>
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Fayette County
- Gu - Win
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Gu - Win
- 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) - Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <2>
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Cypress Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Avoca ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Hatton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Muck City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Wren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Moulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Moulton is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moulton <2>
- Town Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <2>
- Mountain Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Creek <2>
- Hackleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Thornhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Hamilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <2>
- Weston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Brilliant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Brilliant is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <2>
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Twin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Guin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Guin is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Nauvoo is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <2>
- Slicklizzard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Haleyville is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haleyville <2>
- Littleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Pebble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Boar Tush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Delmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Glen Mary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Ashridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Natural Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge
- Natural Bridge is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Bridge <2>
- Ellaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Grayson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Double Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Double Springs is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Double Springs <2>
- Itawamba County (MS)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Golden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <2>
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smith, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<5>. 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
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lauderdale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lawrence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walker County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Itawamba County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tishomingo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Colbert County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Franklin County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Franklin County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spruce Pine Cemetery
- Phil Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phil Campbell Cemetery
- Dooley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dooley Cemetery
- Scharnagle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scharnagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scharnagle Cemetery
- Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mountain View Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove FWB Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394766 <6>
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
- J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- The J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swinney Family Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- The Center Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Joy Free Well Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Point Cemetery
- Continue List (669 more) ...
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Bear Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Creek <2>
- Isbell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Goddard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Waco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Hackleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <2>
- Haleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Haleyville is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haleyville <2>
- Pebble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Belgreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kinlock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Frankfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Kinlock ‑ Historic
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3715, Longitude: -87.7189 In this case, the coordinates for Smith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |