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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery

Lat:   37.2737°   (37° 16' 25")

Lon:   -86.6064°   (-86° 36' 23")

The Smith Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in Morgantown. Morgantown lies just to the southwest of the Smith Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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.

  • Evans Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evans Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Embry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Embry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Embry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Embry Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Hill Haven Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Haven Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Haven Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill Haven Memory Gardens is located in Butler County
  • Lumbustown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lumbustown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lumbustown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lumbustown Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Gary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gary Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Embry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Embry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Embry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Embry Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Cook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Phelps Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phelps Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phelps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phelps Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Peyton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peyton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peyton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peyton Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Peyton Phelps Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peyton Phelps Cemetery
      • The Peyton Phelps Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peyton Phelps Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Morgantown.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959572 <5>
    • Christian Home Church of Christ Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Gary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gary Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Needmore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Needmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Needmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Needmore Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Newton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newton Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Martin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Butler County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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.

  • Brooklyn
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Butler County
  • Aberdeen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aberdeen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Aberdeen is located in Butler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <7>
  • Jetson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jetson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
    • Jetson is located in Butler County
  • Morgantown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whittinghill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
    • Whittinghill is located in Butler County
  • Welch's Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welch's Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
    • Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
  • Woodbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Arnold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Ohio County
  • Roundhill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
    • Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
  • Select
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
    • Select is located in Ohio County
    • Former name for Select:
    • Stweartsville
  • Mining City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mining City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
    • Mining City is located in Butler County
  • Dunbar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Dunbar is located in Butler County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cromwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Ohio County
    • Provo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
      • Provo is located in Butler County
    • Rockland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Warren County
    • Caneyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Lick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
      • Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
    • Horse Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
      • Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
    • Richardsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
      • Richardsville is located in Warren County
    • Huff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
      • Huff is located in Edmonson County
    • Sunfish
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
      • Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
    • Hadley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Warren County
    • Anna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Anna is located in Warren County
    • Shrewsbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shrewsbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
      • Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
    • Rosine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Butler County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Cemetery:

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 #503756  (Smith Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #503756 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Welchs Creek
    • County: Butler         Elev: 171
    • Location given for GNIS #503756 (Smith Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

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 Butler, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smith Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2737, Longitude: -86.6064       In this case, the coordinates for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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