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A visit to the Smith Mills Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Mills Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Mills Cemetery

Lat:   37.7979°   (37° 47' 52")

Lon:   -87.7718°   (-87° 46' 18")

The Smith Mills Cemetery is located in Henderson County<1>.

The county seat for Henderson County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Smith Mills Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Smith Mills Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Mills Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Burbanks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burbanks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burbanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burbanks Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Clay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clay Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Corydon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corydon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corydon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corydon Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Union County
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Stroud Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroud Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stroud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stroud Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
  • Uniontown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Uniontown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Uniontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Uniontown Cemetery is located in Union County
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Morehead Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morehead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morehead Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Fairmont Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmont Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Agnew Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agnew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agnew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Agnew Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Denton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Denton Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Fernwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • St. Louis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Louis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Givens Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Givens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Givens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Givens Cemetery is located in Union County
    • McClure Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McClure Cemetery is located in Union County
    • New Sights Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Sights Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Sights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Sights Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Meahl Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meahl Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meahl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meahl Cemetery is located in Henderson County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Smith Mills Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Mills Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Smith Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
    • Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
  • Hitesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Corydon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
    • Corydon is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <6>
  • Waverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Uniontown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Flournoy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Breckinridge Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckinridge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
    • Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
  • Dixie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Henderson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dixie
    • From the Smith Mills Cemetery to Dixie
  • Morganfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganfield
    • Morganfield is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganfield <6>
  • Henderson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Vaughan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
    • Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cypress
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
      • Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
    • Mount Vernon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hovey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hovey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
      • Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hovey
      • From the Smith Mills Cemetery to Hovey
    • Caborn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Poole
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bufkin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bufkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
      • Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bufkin
      • From the Smith Mills Cemetery to Bufkin
    • White City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Henderson County
    • Robards
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robards have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
      • Robards is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robards <6>

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 Mills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Mills Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mills Cemetery:

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 Mills Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #503802  (Smith Mills Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #503802 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Smith Mills
    • County: Henderson         Elev: 134
    • Location given for GNIS #503802 (Smith Mills Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smith Mills Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7979, Longitude: -87.7718    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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