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:
37.3834, -83.1746
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 Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Hazard. Hazard lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south 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 20 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.
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Richard Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ary Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ary Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Noble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Noble Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Cemetery
- Napier Cemeteries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Engle - Deaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chestnut Gap Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap Cemetery
- Cockerell Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Neace Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neace Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Haddix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Haddix Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddix Cemetery
- Miles Back Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Noble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Noble Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Fugate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fugate Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Hardshell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74018 <5>
- Stidham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stidham Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stidham Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Adam Terry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Adam Terry Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam Terry Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Ary
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stacy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Dice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dice is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Dwarf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Bulan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulan
- Tribbey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Fisty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Hardburly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Emmalena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Hardshell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Bonnyman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
- Butterfly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Combs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Combs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Carrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Tina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Clayhole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
- Busy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Busy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
- Hazard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flintville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Chavies
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Krypton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
- Yerkes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
- Lost Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Acup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Hindman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
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 Perry 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 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 Perry 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 #503760 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503760 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Noble
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.383428 Lon: -83.1746168
- 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 Perry, 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' (or point-to-point) 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> | 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. |