A visit to the Smithson 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 Smithson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smithson Cemetery:
36.7120, -88.1878
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smithson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smithson Cemetery is located in Calloway County<2>.
The county seat for Calloway County is located in Murray. Murray lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Smithson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smithson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Smithson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smithson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sage Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sage Hill Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hill Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Jeffrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jeffrey Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Ivie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ivie Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery #2
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery #2 is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery #2
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Terry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Curd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Curd Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curd Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Outland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Outland Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outland Cemetery
- Bonner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- Skinner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Skinner Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Cemetery
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]<3> of the Smithson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smithson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Almo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Hardin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdealing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- New Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dogtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Kirksey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- New Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Hazel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tatumsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Snider
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Scale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Trigg Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
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 Smithson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calloway County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smithson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Smithson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Calloway 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 Smithson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #503814 (Smithson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503814 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: Calloway
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hico
- Location given for Smithson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7119986 Lon: -88.1878104
- 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 Calloway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Smithson 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. |