A visit to the Smithfield Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Smithfield Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Smithfield Cemetery (FG ID #1183297)
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 Smithfield Cemetery ...
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Smithfield Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smithfield Cemetery
Lat: 38.3884° (38° 23' 18")
Lon: -85.2531° (-85° 15' 11")
The cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
As an estimate, the Smithfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Smithfield.
The county seat for Henry County is located in New Castle. New Castle lies just to the east northeast of the Smithfield Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Smithfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smithfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hendronsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendronsville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendronsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hendronsville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Brookie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gathright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fible Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barbour Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley of Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Head Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barnhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Logan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Sulphur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sligo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kemp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wasson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Head Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Long Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Bruce Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bruce Family Cemetery is located in Henry County
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 Smithfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smithfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smithfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jericho
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eminence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Eminence is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <7>
- Ballardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- New Castle is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <7>
- Chestnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- La Grange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasureville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cropper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Campbellsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Russell Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Christianburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Park Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Park Lake is located in Oldham County
- Crestwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Simpsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Turners Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turners Station have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Station
- Turners Station is located in Henry County
- Pewee Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pewee Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewee Valley
- Pewee Valley is located in Oldham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pewee Valley <7>
- Lincoln Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Bethlehem is located in Clark County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <7>
- Westport
(13 miles [20.9 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 Smithfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smithfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethlehem
- Campbellsburg
- Eminence
- La Grange
- New Castle
- Shelbyville
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 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 Smithfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Henry County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Smithfield Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Smithfield Cemetery:
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Henry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Smithfield Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3884, Longitude: -85.2531 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |