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:
36.7262, -83.7052
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 Bell County<2>.
The county seat for Bell County is located in Pineville. Pineville lies just to the north of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peavier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Peavier Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavier Cemetery
- Wallsend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Knuckle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Knuckle Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knuckle Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Bratcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratcher Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hendrickson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hendrickson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Goodin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Slusher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Slusher Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slusher Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Goodin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Old Carroll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Carroll Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carroll Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Buell Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 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:
- Wasioto
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Pineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Straight Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Dorton Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Calvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calvin is located in Bell County
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- Fourmile
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Varilla
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Varilla is located in Bell County
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- Jenson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
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- Ingram
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Arjay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Miracle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Kettle Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Trosper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Knox County
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- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Stony Fork Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Middlesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Callaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Sims Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Rella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Premier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Premier is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Capito
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Capito is located in Bell County
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- Yellow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Harrogate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shawanee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Artemus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Dewitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
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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 Bell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Middlesboro
- Pineville
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 either 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Bell 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 #503743 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503743 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: Bell
- Est. Elev: 376 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Middlesboro North
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7261961 Lon: -83.7051952
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Bell, 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 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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