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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:

36.5929, -82.3290

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 Sullivan County<2>.

The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies just to the south 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]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wolford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Wolford Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolford Cemetery
  • Stine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Stine Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stine Cemetery
  • Fauver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Fauver Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauver Cemetery
  • Barr Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Barr Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr Cemetery
  • Seneker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Seneker Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneker Cemetery
  • Fulkerson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Fulkerson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulkerson Cemetery
  • Deck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Deck Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck Cemetery
  • Seneker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Seneker Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneker Cemetery
  • Combs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Combs Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
  • Staubus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Staubus Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staubus Cemetery
  • Webb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Webb Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
  • Latture Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Latture Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latture Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Drake Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Drake Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
    • Lane Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Lane Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Dishner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dishner Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishner Cemetery
    • Denton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Denton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Leonard Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Leonard Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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:

  • Beechnut City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
  • Mill Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Cross
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Akard Addition
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
  • Blountville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Sac ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sac is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
  • Rock City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rock City is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
  • Thom ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Thom is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
  • Lella ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lella is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
  • Bristol
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Orebank
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Orebank is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bloomingdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
    • Colby ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Colby is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Bluff City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
      • Former name for Bluff City:
      • Zollicoffer
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <5>
    • Wahoo ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Forest Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Horace ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Horace is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Childress
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Childress is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
    • Cedar Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Ruthton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
    • Kingsport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Borden Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
    • Beechwood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
    • Colonial Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Spurgeon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Spurgeon is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
    • Piney Flats
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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. The following communities are located in Sullivan County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sullivan 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 #1270654  (Smith Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270654 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: Sullivan
      • Est. Elev: 579 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Blountville
      • Location given for Smith Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.5928807     Lon: -82.3290295
      • 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 Sullivan, 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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.