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:
35.9273, -83.1329
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smith Cemetery is located in Cocke County<2>.
The county seat for Cocke County is located in Newport. Newport lies just to the west northwest of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Cocke County
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- Mantooth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mantooth Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantooth Cemetery
- McNabb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McNabb Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNabb Cemetery
- O'Dell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The O'Dell Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Dell Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Susong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Susong Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susong Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Cocke County
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- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hearst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hearst Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearst Cemetery
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- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Hannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hannon Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannon Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Cocke County
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- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Inman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Inman Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Faubion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Faubion Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubion Cemetery
- Ottinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ottinger Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottinger Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Bridgeport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
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- Edwina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Jimtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Wilton Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Del Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parrottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Nough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
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- Carson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Bybee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tom Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County
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- Bailey Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Cosby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Baneberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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. The following communities are located in Cocke 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 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 Cocke 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 #1270615 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270615 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: Cocke
- Est. Elev: 396 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newport
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9273202 Lon: -83.1329321
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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 Cocke, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |