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:
35.7181, -86.7133
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 Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 23 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.
- Farrar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Farrar Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ezell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ezell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell Cemetery
- Eady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Eady Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady Cemetery
- Brittain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brittain Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Creswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Creswell Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell Cemetery
- Moses Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Holts Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Allisona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- College Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Peytonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Duplex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Harpeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Anes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Longview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Snell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Thompson's Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <6>
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leftwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Verona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Clovercroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Vannatta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Williamson 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 #1270611 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270611 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chapel Hill
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7181227 Lon: -86.7133307
- 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 Williamson, 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. |