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:
36.9501, -84.8197
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just 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 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cumberland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Mill Springs Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Tarter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tarter Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarter Cemetery
- Smith Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Grove Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Military Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Military Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Hayden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hayden Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Cemetery
- Sloan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The East Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Wilhite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- Tuttle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
- New Salem Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barker Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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:
- Rankin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Mill Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Vinnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Frazer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Faubush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Parnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nancy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bronston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Lula ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Murl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Burnside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Sumpter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tateville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shearer Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Ferguson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Honey Acre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Ritner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Sloans Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Somerset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnside
- Jamestown
- Monticello
- Somerset
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wayne 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 #503750 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503750 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mill Springs
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9500728 Lon: -84.8196677
- 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 Wayne, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |