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:
35.0595, -86.2419
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moseley - Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Beans Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gonder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gonder Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonder Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Moore Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Larkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Larkin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Needmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Trigg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vanzandt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Vanzandt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzandt Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Hunt - Larkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunt - Larkin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt - Larkin Cemetery
- Motlow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Motlow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motlow Cemetery
- Hatchett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hatchett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchett Cemetery
- Polly Crockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maxwell Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Beans Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Francisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Lexie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Sal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Flintville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Estillfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hytop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Decherd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Winchester Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Corder Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- New Market
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Baileytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Cowan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Estill Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Key's Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Hollytree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Skyline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Lynchburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowan
- Lynchburg
- Winchester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Franklin 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 #1270581 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270581 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beans Creek
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0595303 Lon: -86.2419315
- 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 Franklin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |