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:
36.3200, -82.0178
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery has been estimated.<1> - use with caution.
The Smith Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west 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 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Griffith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hamby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Neely Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Neely Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely Cemetery
- Whaley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Whaley Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hatley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cochran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10654 <5>
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andrews - Tester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wolfe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Greenwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Cemetery
- Matherly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Matherly Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherly Cemetery
- Elk Mills Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bunton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crosswhite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cable Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Julius Dugger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
- Midway Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Morley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Morley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Fish Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whaley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Siam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hunter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Buladeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roan Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beech Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Heaton Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rominger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Elizabethton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gap Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Biltmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Banner Elk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tolley Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Matney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vilas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mabel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
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 Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carter 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 #1270635 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270635 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: Carter
- Est. Elev: 649 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Watauga Dam
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.320119 Lon: -82.0181763
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Carter, 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 drawn 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. |