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:
36.1834, -87.7497
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 Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies just to the south 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 20 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.
- Collier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stockard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stockard Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockard Cemetery
- Damesworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Damesworth Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damesworth Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Sinks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sinks Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Cemetery
- Cleghern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cleghern Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghern Cemetery
- Ridings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridings Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Averitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Averitt Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averitt Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Triplett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Warden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Warden Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warden Cemetery
- Grice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Grice Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McEwen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Erin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- McKinnon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Plant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hurricane Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Faxon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Cumberland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- New Johnsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Vanleer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Slayden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Hustburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Throckmorton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Big Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Whitehouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Woods Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
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 Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Camden
- Cumberland City
- Dickson
- Dover
- Dover lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Erin
- Erin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 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 Humphreys 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 #1270627 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270627 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woolworth
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1833912 Lon: -87.7497444
- 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 Humphreys, 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 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. |