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:
36.3162, -83.0088
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 Hawkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hawkins County is located in Rogersville. Rogersville lies just to the north 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 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mooney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Frank Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Frank Berry Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Berry Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Coward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Coward Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward Cemetery
- Louderback Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Louderback Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louderback Cemetery
- Self Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Self Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Chestnut Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Chestnut Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
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- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Gulley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gulley Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulley Cemetery
- Ed Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ed Berry Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed Berry Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Kite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kite Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Brotherton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brotherton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brotherton Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Everhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Everhart Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everhart Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Persia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Marvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Romeo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Bulls Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Amis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Mosheim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ottway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baileyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kepler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Galbraith Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Beulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Surgoinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eidson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
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 Hawkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greeneville
- Rogersville
- Whitesburg
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 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 Hawkins 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 #1270634 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270634 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: Hawkins
- Est. Elev: 368 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bulls Gap
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3162076 Lon: -83.0087733
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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 Hawkins, 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- 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. |