A visit to the Smith Cemetery ...
The location of the Smith Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery
Lat: 36.4268° (36° 25' 36")
Lon: -83.4338° (-83° 26' 1")
The Smith Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the west northwest of the Smith Cemetery .
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Smith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Claiborne County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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.
- Caney Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Raven Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Thorn Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Tazewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <4>
- Lone Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- New Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bean Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yount Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Rutledge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Head of Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Head of Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mooresburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Sandlick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandlick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Wa-Ni Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wa-Ni Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Galbraith Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galbraith Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Sneedville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shawanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Harrogate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrogate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
- Harrogate is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <4>
- Big Barren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Joppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Morristown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Hamblen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
- Goin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
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 Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Cumberland Gap
- Morristown
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Sneedville
- Tazewell
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pearson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- The Pearson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howard Quarter Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439019 <6>
- Barnard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barnard Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnard Cemetery
- Barnard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barnard Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnard Cemetery
- Epperson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Epperson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Epperson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Epperson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Bundren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bundren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bundren Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bundren Cemetery
- Clement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clement Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clement Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
- Brogan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brogan Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brogan Cemetery
- Howardton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lynch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
- Hipsher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hipsher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hipsher Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hipsher Cemetery
- Broken Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broken Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Broken Valley Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broken Valley Cemetery
- Mallicoat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallicoat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mallicoat Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallicoat Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dalton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dalton Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greene Cemetery
- Antrican Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antrican Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Antrican Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antrican Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helton Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
- Spradling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 #1270643 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1270643 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Howard Quarter
- County: Claiborne Elev: 390
- Location given for GNIS #1270643 (Smith Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Claiborne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smith Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4268, Longitude: -83.4338 In this case, the coordinates for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<6> | 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. |