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:
35.8545, -86.2000
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 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 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sanford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sanford Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Wards Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wards Grove Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Grove Cemetery
- Jamison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arnett Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Readyville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8696 <5>
- Daniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Floyd - Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKnight - Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ivie Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brandon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Ready Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ready Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod 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:
- Readyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Dillton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Burt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bradyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Compton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Cainsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Burgen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Auburntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Burns Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walterhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Rucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Gassaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Statesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Gossburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Round Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Leanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
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.
- Auburntown
- Murfreesboro
- Woodbury
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 helpful 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 #1645935 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645935 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: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Readyville
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8545105 Lon: -86.1999914
- 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 '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'. |
| <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. |