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:
37.2691, -83.8176
The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County<1>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies just to the south southeast 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 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the Smith Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sacker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- York Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Genty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Genty Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genty Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sizemore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bishop Falls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elijah Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boston Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cradlebow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burning Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fall Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Sextons Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fogertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sidell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Benge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Larue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Urban
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Island City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Tyner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Teges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Annville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hima
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garrard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Barcreek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Gray Hawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marydell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Mistletoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Sebastian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Travellers Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dabolt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Clay 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 #515507 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #515507 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maulden
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2678673 Lon: -83.8174218
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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