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:
35.7973, -86.4594
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 Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies just to the northeast 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 29 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.
- Rucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Yeargan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Yeargan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeargan Cemetery
- Eagleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Eagleton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brothers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brothers Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Cemetery
- Ransom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ransom Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Cemetery
- Jarratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jarratt Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt Cemetery
- Cocke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cocke Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lovorn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lovorn Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovorn Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Baskin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Witherspoon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Witherspoon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherspoon Cemetery
- Harp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harp Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Snell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Snell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Snell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Snell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Liddon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Liddon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddon Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Ridout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ridout Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridout 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:
- Rucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Murfreesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Dillton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
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- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Leanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eagleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Longview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Walterhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Smyrna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vannatta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Kittrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- College Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Allisona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Holts Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bell Buckle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nolensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Murfreesboro
- Nolensville
- Smyrna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Rutherford 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 #1303667 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1303667 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murfreesboro
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7972883 Lon: -86.4594366
- 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 Rutherford, 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. |
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