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 ...
The Smith Cemetery is located in McNairy County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Buena Vista Cemetery
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Cason Cemetery
- The Cason Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cason Cemetery
- Cave Springs Cemetery
- The Cave Springs Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Finger Cemetery
- The Finger Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger Cemetery
- Fyre Cemetery
- The Fyre Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyre Cemetery
- Haltoms Chapel Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Little Hatchie Cemetery
- Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
- The Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Henderson.
- The Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montezuma Cemetery
- New Montezuma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16311 <3>
- Montezuma UMC Cemetery
- The Montezuma UMC Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montezuma UMC Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Henderson.
- The Montezuma UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montezuma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2389702 <3>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Montezuma Cemetery
- The New Montezuma Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Montezuma Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Montezuma Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Henderson.
- New Salem Cemetery
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Old Friendship Cemetery
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
- Refuge Cemetery
- The Refuge Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
- The Refuge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Refuge Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17680 <3>
- Roger Cemetery
- The Roger Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roger Cemetery
- Wamble Cemetery
- The Wamble Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamble Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bethel Springs
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Deanburg
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Enville
- Enville is located in Chester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Falcon
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
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- Finger
- Henderson
- Hornsby
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jacks Creek
- Leapwood
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
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- Masseyville
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Medon
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
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- Pinson
- Purdy
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
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- Rose Creek
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Selmer
- Shandy
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Silerton
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Sweet Lips
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Toone
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 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 McNairy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Falcon
- Henderson
- Purdy
- Selmer
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 McNairy 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 #1270596 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270596 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: McNairy
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Masseyville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including McNairy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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'. |
| <3> | 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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