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:
36.3956, -85.0875
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 Fentress County<2>.
The county seat for Fentress County is located in Jamestown. Jamestown lies just to the east northeast 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 22 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.
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- The King Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beatytown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294938 <5>
- Bolestown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bolestown Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolestown Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Bills Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bills Creek Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bills Creek Cemetery
- Robbinstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Robbinstown Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinstown Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Dungan Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dungan Smith Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungan Smith Cemetery
- Ferrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ferrill Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Storie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Storie Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storie Cemetery
- Bowden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowden Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- James Blaine Reagan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The James Blaine Reagan Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Blaine Reagan Cemetery
- The James Blaine Reagan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reagan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2368502 <5>
- Jim Lottie Smith Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sells Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells Cemetery
- The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Sells Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- G.W. Conatser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The G.W. Conatser Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G.W. Conatser Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the G.W. Conatser Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Jamestown.
- The G.W. Conatser Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conatser Cemetery
- George Conaster / William Branum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968204 <5>
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] of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Little Crab
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Wilder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Grimsley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Limb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Allardt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Free Communion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Garretts Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Byrdstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pall Mall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Chanute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Oakley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Beaver Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Obey City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Clarkrange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Static
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Static
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
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 Fentress County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allardt
- Byrdstown
- Jamestown
- Livingston
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 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 Smith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Fentress 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 #1270638 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270638 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: Fentress
- Est. Elev: 279 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Riverton
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3956223 Lon: -85.0874552
- 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 Fentress, 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> | 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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