A visit to the Smathers 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 Smathers Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Smathers Cemetery (FG ID #48774).
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 Smathers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smathers Cemetery:
35.5352, -82.8511
The Smathers Cemetery is located outside and to the east of West Canton.
The cemetery is located in Haywood County<2>.
The county seat for Haywood County is located in Waynesville. Waynesville lies just to the west southwest of the Smathers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smathers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Smathers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smathers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Patton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Bon-A-Venture Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Haynes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- North Canton Community
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crawford Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bon-A-Venture Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smathers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Longs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Longs Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Medford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Medford Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
- Upper Crabtree Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ratcliffe Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- Dawn Memory Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dawn Memory Garden is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Memory Garden
- Fulbright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fulbright Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smathers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smathers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Canton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morning Star
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Lake Junaluska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Cruso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Candler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Newfound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Sandymush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Enka Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Enka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Teague ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Acton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leicester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Maggie Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Smathers Cemetery. The following communities are located in Haywood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smathers 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 Smathers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Haywood 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 Smathers Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #48774
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1015602 (Smathers Cemeteries)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1015602 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: Haywood
- Est. Elev: 830 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Canton
- Location given for Smathers Cemeteries:
- Lat: 35.5345501 Lon: -82.850134
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 North Carolina's counties, including Haywood, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Smathers 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |