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:
36.6495, -84.7036
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 McCreary County<2>.
The county seat for McCreary County is located in Whitley City. Whitley City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> 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 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Shearer - Dobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Denny Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Denny Farm Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Farm Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Criswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Criswell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criswell Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- J S Phipps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The J S Phipps Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J S Phipps Cemetery
- Allen Keeton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Allen Keeton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Keeton Cemetery
- Blevins - Dobbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Blevins - Dobbs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins - Dobbs Cemetery
- The Blevins - Dobbs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dobbs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73730 <5>
- M F Etoa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The M F Etoa Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for M F Etoa Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Kidd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Carl Kidd Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Carl Kidd Graveyard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Kidd Graveyard
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:
- Parmleysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Mount Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Foster Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Ritner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Smith Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Sumpter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Stearns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Slickford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- West Oneida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Revelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Whitley City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marshes Siding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Verdun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Verdun is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- Oneida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Knot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shearer Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Winfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- State Line
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Isham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- Strunk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pall Mall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wiborg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Helenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murl
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Alpha
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
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 McCreary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Helenwood
- Monticello
- Oneida
- Whitley City
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 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:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to McCreary 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 #503741 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503741 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: McCreary
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bell Farm
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6495186 Lon: -84.7035518
- 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 McCreary, 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. |