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:
36.1842, -87.6606
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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the 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] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- The Knight Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cumberland Valley Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14395 <5>
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Curtis Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Curtis Chapel Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Chapel Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- The Hooper Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hooper - Hatcher Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Sinks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sinks Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cleghern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cleghern Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghern Cemetery
- Bateman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bateman Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Ridings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridings Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- McEwen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tennessee City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Tennessee Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vanleer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Slayden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Cumberland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hurricane Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dickson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Throckmorton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- McKinnon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Charlotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Whitehouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Stayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Louise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Faxon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- New Johnsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Pomona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- McAllisters Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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
- Charlotte
- Cumberland City
- Dickson
- Erin
- Erin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) 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 first turn to 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 #1270628 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270628 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: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woolworth
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1842246 Lon: -87.6605746
- 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 '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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