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:
35.1001, -85.1919
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 Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lies just to the west southwest 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 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kirklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Kirklin Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirklin Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Fryar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fryar Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryar Cemetery
- Kings Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kings Point Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Stubblefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stubblefield Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield Cemetery
- Varnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Varnell Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnell Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Hixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hixon Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lakewood Memory Gardens is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakewood Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Chattanooga.
- The Lakewood Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Lakewood Memory Gardens East
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14448 <5>
- Lakewood East Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Citizens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Citizens Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
- Greenhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- Hamilton Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Silverdale Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Silverdale Confederate Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale Confederate Cemetery
- The Silverdale Confederate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Silverdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Silverdale Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale Cemetery
- Foster - Hixson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Kings Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Harrison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boyce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Lupton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lupton City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton City
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Ridgeside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Brainerd Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Lake Dweller
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Red Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandalwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Orchard Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Ridgedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Caramel Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Middle Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Chattanooga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Brainerd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Ooltewah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lakesite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Walden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Fountain Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Signal Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Collegedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valley Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Rossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Indian Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Graysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
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 Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chattanooga
- East Ridge
- Ooltewah
- Red Bank
- Rossville
- Signal Mountain
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 Hamilton 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 #1270584 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270584 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Chattanooga
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1000726 Lon: -85.1918996
- 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 Hamilton, 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 obstructions 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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