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:
33.8421, -83.2577
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 Oglethorpe County<2>.
The county seat for Oglethorpe County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the east northeast 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Big Creek Hardshell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Corinth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Puryear Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Puryear Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
- Tuck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tuck Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Veal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Veal Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veal Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Elder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Willoughby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Willoughby Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Cemetery
- Hutcheson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hutcheson Family Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcheson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hutcheson Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Arnoldsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362725 <5>
- Athens Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Athens Memory Gardens is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Memory Gardens
- Greer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Athens.
- The Greer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chalky Level Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2480710 <5>
- Elder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Fambrough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fambrough Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fambrough Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Arnoldsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Maxeys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Watkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Colbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Overlook Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Eastville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- North High Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- High Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Oglethorpe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Bogart
- High Shoals
- Union Point
- Watkinsville
- Winterville
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 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Oglethorpe 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 #329733 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #329733 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: Oglethorpe
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barnett Shoals
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8420632 Lon: -83.2576553
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Oglethorpe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 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. |