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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Smith. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Smith to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Smith, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Smith (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Smith. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Smith is historic, it would have been located within present day Rowan County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.

Below are the counties that are near Smith. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smith:

  • Rowan County     (The home county of Smith)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
    • East Spencer
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • East Spencer is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
    • Spencer
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Shannon Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
    • Yadkin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Yadkin is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
    • Eastwood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Eastwood Village is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Village
    • Woodbine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Woodbine is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
    • Salisbury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Forest Hills is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Ellis Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
    • Corbin Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
    • Eaman Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Eaman Park is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaman Park
    • Belmont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Belmont is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
    • Rimer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
    • Fisher Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
    • Mount Pleasant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Concord
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Poplar Tent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Tulin ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
      • Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
      • Cannon Cross Roads
      • Cannon's Crossroads
      • Wallace Cross Roads
      • Wallace Crossroads
    • Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
    • Georgeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Harrisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
    • Lake Norman of Catawba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Monbo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Monbo is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
    • Lakeview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Linwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Tyro is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
    • Cotton Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
    • Southmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Southmont is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
    • Sapona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sapona is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
    • Silver Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
    • Cedar Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Lexington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Currytown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Currytown is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
    • Jefferson Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Holly Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
  • Davie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
    • Clinton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Clinton is located in Davie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Cooleemee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ephesus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ephesus is located in Davie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
    • Mocksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Advance
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Calahaln
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Calahaln is located in Davie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
    • Bermuda Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Pino
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Pino is located in Davie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
    • Muddy Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
    • Clemmons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Rosemont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
    • Ardmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ardmore is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
    • Eaglewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
    • Lewisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Waughtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
    • Cinnamon Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
    • Cutters Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
    • Grapewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
    • Robinhood Forest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
    • Westview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Westview is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
  • Guilford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
    • High Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen Jay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
    • Sherwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
    • Cool Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
    • Mazeppa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
    • Mooresville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Shepherds
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Shepherds is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
    • Belmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Belmont is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Ostwalt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
    • Turnersburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
    • Mount Mourne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
    • Troutman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Harmony
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Barium Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
    • Doolie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Doolie is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
    • Davidson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornelius
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
    • Blaine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Blaine is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Eldorado
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Ophir
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
    • Trinity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mechanic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mechanic is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
    • Eleazer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Eleazer is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
    • Archdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
    • Misenheimer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
    • Richfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • New London
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Millingport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Millingport is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
    • Plyer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Plyer is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
    • Bloomington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bloomington is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Palmerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Palmerville is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
    • Lambert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lambert is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Albemarle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Badin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
    • Locust
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Yadkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
    • Wyo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Wyo is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
    • Huntsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Courtney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Courtney is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
    • Footville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Footville is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smith, see our County-by-County Page for Smith.

Cemeteries Near Smith ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smith.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Smith - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smith covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.

  • Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Old English Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Salisbury National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixonville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rowan Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowan Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48649 <3>
  • Owen Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wittenberg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (126 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Grubb Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Christiana Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Smith in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smith.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.

  • Salisbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Trading Ford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
  • Jubilee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jubilee is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
  • Granite Quarry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Craven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Craven is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
  • Faith
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Linwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jerusalem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jerusalem is located in Davie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Garfield ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Garfield is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Sapona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sapona is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
  • Woodleaf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • China Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pool ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pool is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
    • Blackmer ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Blackmer is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smith. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smith.

Newspapers Published in Smith ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smith.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smith, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smith.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Smith:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Smith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.