A visit to the Smith 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 Smith Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery:
36.2804, -81.7434
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smith Cemetery is located in Watauga County<2>.
The county seat for Watauga County is located in Boone. Boone lies just to the southeast of the Smith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smith Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cemetery
- Cove Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cove Creek Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek Cemetery
- Skyland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Skyland Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland Cemetery
- Culler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Culler Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culler Cemetery
- Henson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Hollars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hollars Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Cemetery
- Proffit's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Proffit's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Proffit's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Boone.
- The Proffit's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Proffit's Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188864 <5>
- Baird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Danner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Danner Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Gragg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Reece Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Reece Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vilas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Zionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Valle Crucis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sands
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Rominger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Moretz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Matney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Shulls Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Foscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rutherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Todd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beech Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Devils
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bamboo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Mount Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Banner Elk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blowing Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brownwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
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 Smith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Watauga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Banner Elk
- Blowing Rock
- Boone
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Smith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Watauga 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 Smith Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #994951 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #994951 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: Watauga
- Est. Elev: 943 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zionville
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2804046 Lon: -81.7434436
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Watauga, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smith 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. |