A visit to the Smelser 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 Smelser Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smelser Cemetery:
36.6070, -86.8592
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smelser Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smelser Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the south of the Smelser Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smelser Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Smelser Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smelser Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barbee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Deen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Deen Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deen Cemetery
- Gunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gunn Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holman Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holman Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Brakefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brakefield Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brakefield Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Smith - Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Holman Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pope Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Barren Plain.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17318 <5>
- Woodard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- Winkler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holman Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Huey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Huey Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey Cemetery
- Draughan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Draughan Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draughan Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove 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 Smelser Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smelser Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barren Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Adairville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Orlinda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Schochoh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Keysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Cross Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flewellyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Jernigan Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Calistia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Neosheo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Sandy Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Hygeia Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Mulloy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Ferguson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Olmstead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Allensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Coopertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Cave Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- White House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Smelser Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robertson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smelser Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adairville
- Adams
- Greenbrier
- Springfield
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 helpful 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 Smelser Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Robertson 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 Smelser Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644430 (Smelser Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644430 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: Robertson
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Youngville
- Location given for Smelser Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6069879 Lon: -86.8591643
- 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 Robertson, 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- Smelser 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. |
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