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A visit to the Smoky Valley 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 Smoky Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smoky Valley Cemetery

Lat:   38.0900°   (38° 5' 24")

Lon:   -82.6462°   (-82° 38' 46")

The Smoky Valley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<1>.

The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Louisa. Louisa lies just to the east northeast of the Smoky Valley Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Smoky Valley Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 35 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Smoky Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Smoky Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Busseyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Five Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Walbridge ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Louisa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Torchlight ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Gay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Adams
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Adams
    • From the Smoky Valley Cemetery to Adams
  • Ivory ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
    • Ivory is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ivory
    • From the Smoky Valley Cemetery to Ivory
  • Bumblebee ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Yatesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Mineral Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Potters
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ledocio
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gallup ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gallup. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
      • Gallup is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gallup
      • From the Smoky Valley Cemetery to Gallup
    • Irad ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irad
      • Irad is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Irad
      • From the Smoky Valley Cemetery to Irad
    • Osie ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osie
      • Osie is located in Lawrence County
    • Ellen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
      • Ellen is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellen
      • From the Smoky Valley Cemetery to Ellen
    • Stringtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fallsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Catalpa ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Christmas ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Prosperity
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mattie ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
      • Mattie is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mattie
      • From the Smoky Valley Cemetery to Mattie
    • Noris ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
      • Noris is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Noris
      • From the Smoky Valley Cemetery to Noris
    • Goldie ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
      • Goldie is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goldie
      • From the Smoky Valley Cemetery to Goldie
    • Maynard ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Keturah ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vessie ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vessie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
      • Vessie is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vessie
      • From the Smoky Valley Cemetery to Vessie
    • Hubbardstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Zelda ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zelda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
      • Zelda is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zelda
      • From the Smoky Valley Cemetery to Zelda
    • Cadmus ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadmus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
      • Cadmus is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cadmus
      • From the Smoky Valley Cemetery to Cadmus
    • Dennis ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dennis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
      • Dennis is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dennis
      • From the Smoky Valley Cemetery to Dennis
    • Gladys ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys
      • Gladys is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gladys
      • From the Smoky Valley Cemetery to Gladys

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 Smoky Valley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lawrence County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smoky Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Louisa
    • Louisa lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Smoky Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Louisa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Smoky Valley 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 Smoky Valley Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #503822  (Smoky Valley Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #503822 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: Adams
    • County: Lawrence         Elev: 244
    • Location given for GNIS #503822 (Smoky Valley 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 Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smoky Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0900, Longitude: -82.6462    
<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>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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