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. 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 Smoky Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smoky Valley Cemetery:
38.0900, -82.6462
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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.
- Hutchison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Busseyville UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Five Forks Cemetery (?)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Preece Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bradley Gap Cemetery (?)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hardin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Emerson - Stratton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- See Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Yatesville Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prince Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cartmill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Frasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Frasher Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frasher Cemetery
- Frasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Frasher Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frasher Cemetery
- Billups Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Billups Gap Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billups Gap Cemetery
- Hanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hanley Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 36 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)
- Ivory ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yatesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (24 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)
- Irad ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Osie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Osie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osie
- Ellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Noris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Effie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gladys ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 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 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.
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 Smoky Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Smoky Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #503822 (Smoky Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503822 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Adams
- Location given for Smoky Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0900883 Lon: -82.6459905
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smoky Valley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |