Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Smithwick (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 Smithwick. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Smithwick is located in Martin County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Martin County: Beaufort, Bertie, Edgecombe, Halifax, Pitt & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Smithwick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smithwick:
- Martin County (The home county of Smithwick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithwick, with the one closest to Smithwick listed first.
- Bear Grass
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Williamston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
- Williamston is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <2>
- Jamesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesville <2>
- Everetts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Dardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Robersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robersonville
- Robersonville is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robersonville <2>
- Gold Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Parmele
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <2>
- Hassell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Oak City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Oak City is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak City <2>
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithwick, with the one closest to Smithwick listed first.
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Beaufort County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Pinetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
- Washington Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Walla Watta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walla Watta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Chocowinity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocowinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocowinity
- Chocowinity is located in Beaufort County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chocowinity <2>
- River Road
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Whitepost
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Bath
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Beaufort County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomouk Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomouk Indian Village
- Pomouk Indian Village is located in Beaufort County
- Pantego
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Union Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithwick, with the one closest to Smithwick listed first.
- Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Bertie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <2>
- Drew
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Merry Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Avoca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Askewville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Askewville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Edenhouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
- Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
- Edenhouse has also been known as:
- Eden House Point
- Eden House
- Edenhouse Point
- Craven County
- Vanceboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
- Vanceboro is located in Craven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceboro <2>
- Vanceboro
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithwick, with the one closest to Smithwick listed first.
- Conetoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Coakley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Speed
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Princeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Hope Lodge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Tarboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Tarboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarboro <2>
- Halifax County
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithwick, with the one closest to Smithwick listed first.
- Congleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Whichard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Pactolus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Stokes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Grimesland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimesland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Oakley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Whitehurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Simpson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Heritage Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <2>
- House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- House is located in Pitt County
- Bells Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithwick, with the one closest to Smithwick listed first.
- Plymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
- Wenona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Wenona is located in Washington County
- Pine Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Westover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Roper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Roper is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smithwick, see our County-by-County Page for Smithwick.
Newspapers Published in Smithwick ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smithwick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smithwick, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smithwick.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Smithwick:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bertie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Craven County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Edgecombe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Halifax County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pitt County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Beaufort County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cemeteries of Martin County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
Cemeteries Near Smithwick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smithwick.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smithwick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smithwick, with the one closest to Smithwick listed first.
- Tices Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tices Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tices Community Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manning Cemetery
- Staton - Biggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staton - Biggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staton - Biggs Cemetery
- Whitehurst Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehurst Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485931 <4>
- Rogers Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Family Cemetery
- Cherry Run Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Run Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323371 <4>
- Martin Memorial Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Memorial Garden
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173410 <4>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47070 <4>
- Grimes Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
- Continue List (58 more) ...
- Wootentown Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wootentown Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wootentown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2638467 <4>
- Wesley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Wootentown Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Smithwick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smithwick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smithwick, with the one closest to Smithwick listed first.
- Williamston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
- Williamston is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <2>
- Jamesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesville <2>
- Latham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Everetts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Pactolus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Beaufort County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Bunyan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Dardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Robersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robersonville
- Robersonville is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robersonville <2>
- Grimesland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimesland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Chocowinity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocowinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocowinity
- Chocowinity is located in Beaufort County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chocowinity <2>
- Parmele
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Sans Souci
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sans Souci have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Sans Souci is located in Bertie County
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <2>
- Monticello ‑ Historic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smithwick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smithwick.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smithwick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Martin County: www.martincountyncgov.com
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smithwick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smithwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7265, Longitude: -77.0363 In this case, the coordinates for Smithwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Smithwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |