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:
37.2873, -87.8317
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 Caldwell County<2>.
The county seat for Caldwell County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Felker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Felker Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felker Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Willimson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Willimson Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimson Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Towery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Towery Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towery Cemetery
- Drennan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Drennan Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drennan Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Holloman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holloman Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloman Cemetery
- Trailer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Trailer Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hoods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hoods Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Cemetery
- Carney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carney Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Morse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
- Beckner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beckner Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckner Cemetery
- McGregor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McGregor Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Trent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Trent Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Creswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Dalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Fiddle Bow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Piney Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Crider
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Dawson Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blackford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Lisman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- West Wheatcroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Manitou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Wheatcroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Dulaney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- McGowan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Sullivan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
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 Caldwell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dawson Springs
- Marion
- Princeton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Caldwell 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 #503757 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503757 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: Caldwell
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dalton
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2872695 Lon: -87.8316794
- 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 Caldwell, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |