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:
37.6420, -82.3993
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Varney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Varney Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Francis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Romans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Romans Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romans Cemetery
- Stepp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stepp Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepp Cemetery
- Fraley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fraley Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Orrison Lowe Branch #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hayes Lowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Lowe Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Lowe Cemetery
- Orrison R Lowe #1 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Apple Orchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Chestnut Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- W J May Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The W J May Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W J May Cemetery
- Tandy Sester Alley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Shermon Lowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Caney Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Cemetery
- Pinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Williamson (WV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #749514 <5>
- Stepp - Vance Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weddington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Weddington Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Varney
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Sidney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- South Williamson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Belfry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williamson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Gulnare
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- McAndrews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Stone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Toler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Pinsonfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Raccoon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Kimper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- McVeigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- Pilgrim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Sprigg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Lovely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Blair Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Coal Run Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Ransom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ransom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- McCarr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Buskirk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Delbarton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Pike 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 websites either 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 Pike 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 #503764 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503764 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 267 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Varney
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6420445 Lon: -82.3993126
- 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 Pike, 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 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. |
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