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:
38.5609, -84.7816
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 Owen County<2>.
The county seat for Owen County is located in Owenton. Owenton lies just to the west southwest of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 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.
- Ransdel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ransdel Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransdel Cemetery
- Waldrope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Waldrope Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrope Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Owenton IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beech Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hern Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hern Cemetery
- Franks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Franks Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
- Duvall & Steger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Forsee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Forsee Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsee Cemetery
- Pauper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pauper Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauper Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Doty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Doty Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty Cemetery
- Handcock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Handcock Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handcock Cemetery
- El Bethel Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lingenfelter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Estes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Yancey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Yancey Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Cemetery
- Yancey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Yancey Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Cemetery
- Lusby / Kemper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kemper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kemper Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Cemetery
- Benjamin Hancock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Naill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Naill Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naill 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:
- Sweet Owen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sweet Owen is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Owen
- Needmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Owen County
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- Long Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long Ridge is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Owenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holiday Ford is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Ford
- Hallam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hallam is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Breck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Breck is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breck
- Hensley Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hensley Ford is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Ford
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Hesler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesler
- Bromley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bromley is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Cull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cull is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cull
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Canby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canby is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- New Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Liberty is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Pleasant Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Home is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Keefer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keefer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefer
- Stewartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- New
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New is located in Owen County
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- Fairbanks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Owen County
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- Heekin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Heekin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heekin
- Eagle Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Hill is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
- Squiresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Squiresville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squiresville
- Glencoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gratz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gratz is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Monterey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Beechwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Natlee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Natlee is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natlee
- New Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbus is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Mason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mason is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 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. The following communities are located in Owen 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:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Owen 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 #503769 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503769 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: Owen
- Est. Elev: 275 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owenton
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5609006 Lon: -84.7816138
- 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 Owen, 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 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. |