A visit to the Davis 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 Davis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davis Cemetery:
36.3292, -86.0239
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davis Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the southeast of the Davis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Davis 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 Davis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Dixon Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Kennys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kennys Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennys Cemetery
- Bradleys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradleys Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleys Cemetery
- Cage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cage Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cage Cemetery
- Hackett Cemetery - Smith Branch Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maceys Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maceys Hill Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceys Hill Cemetery
- Piper - Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stowe Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe Cemetery
- Cato Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cato Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato Cemetery
- Violet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Violet Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Cemetery
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- Manning - Denton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kirby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Litchford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Litchford Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchford Cemetery
- Frogpond - Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Fleeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fleeman Cemetery is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeman Cemetery
- Stalcup Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stalcup Cemetery is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalcup Cemetery
- Litchford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Litchford Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchford Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Sanderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dixon Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Monoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Johntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Pleasant Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Defeated
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- South Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Difficult
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Bluff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Hartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shaver Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Meadorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Gibbs Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Saulsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Gordonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Green Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Lafayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Brush Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Chestnut Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
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 Davis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carthage
- Hartsville
- Lafayette
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Davis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Davis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1282161 (Davis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1282161 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dixon Springs
- Location given for Davis Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3292193 Lon: -86.0238763
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Smith, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Davis 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. |