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:
36.4115, -85.1486
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 Overton County<2>.
The county seat for Overton County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west 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 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Ferrill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ferrill Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrill Cemetery
- Bolestown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bolestown Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolestown Cemetery
- Jim Lottie Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethsadia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethsadia Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsadia Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Beaty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Hayter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayter Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayter Cemetery
- Dungan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dungan Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungan Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- The King Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beatytown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294938 <5>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Robbinstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robbinstown Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinstown Cemetery
- Booher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Booher Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booher Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Wirmingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wirmingham Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirmingham Cemetery
- Story Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Story Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Nettlecarrier Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Falling Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- James Blaine Reagan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The James Blaine Reagan Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Blaine Reagan Cemetery
- The James Blaine Reagan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reagan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2368502 <5>
- Winningham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Winningham Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winningham Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Little Crab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Taylors Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Free Communion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Garretts Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Wilder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Livingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hanging Limb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Byrdstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grimsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pall Mall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Beaver Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Allardt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chanute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Static
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Lovejoy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
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 Overton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allardt
- Byrdstown
- Jamestown
- Livingston
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 Overton 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 #1270640 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270640 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: Overton
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alpine
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4114545 Lon: -85.1485691
- 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 Overton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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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