A visit to the Smith - Wilkey 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 - Wilkey Cemetery ...
The Smith - Wilkey Cemetery is located in Rhea County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ball Cemetery
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Burttram Cemetery
- The Burttram Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Concord Cemetery
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Cooley Cemetery
- The Cooley Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Correll Cemetery
- The Correll Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- DeArmond Cemetery
- The DeArmond Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Decatur Cemetery
- The Decatur Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Eaves Cemetery
- The Eaves Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Ewing Cemetery
- The Ewing Cemetery is located in Rhea County
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- Forest Grove Cemetery
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Godbehere Cemetery
- The Godbehere Cemetery is located in Rhea County
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- Hickey Cemetery
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Rhea County
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- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Hunter Cemetery
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Hurst Cemetery
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Rhea County
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- Ingle Cemetery
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Jolley Cemetery
- The Jolley Cemetery is located in Rhea County
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- Leuty Cemetery
- The Leuty Cemetery is located in Rhea County
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- Montgomery Cemetery
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Rhea County
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Peak - Hornsby Cemetery
- The Peak - Hornsby Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Peak - Hornsby Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peak - Hornsby Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Akeman Crossroad.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16940 <3>
- Poe Cemetery
- The Poe Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Porter Cemetery
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Rhea County
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- Porter - Ward Cemetery
- Pritchett Cemetery
- The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Rhea County
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- Sims Cemetery
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Rhea County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Rhea County
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- Stewart Cemetery
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Meigs County
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- Vaughn Cemetery
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Rhea County
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- Watkins Cemetery
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Rhea County
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- Wolf Creek Cemetery
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Rhea County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Smith - Wilkey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Akeman Crossroad
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
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- Athens
- Beta
- Beta is located in Meigs County
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- Birchwood
- Bryan Hill
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
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- Burke
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
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- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
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- Cumberland Spring
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
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- Cute ‑ Historic
- Cute is located in Meigs County
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- Dayton
- Decatur
- Glen Alice
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Goodfield
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
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- Graysville
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Jewett
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
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- Lakewood Village
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Lamontville
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
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- Luttrell
- Ninemile
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
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- Niota
- Ogden
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
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- Pioneer Village
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
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- Prigmore
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
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- Roddy
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
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- Sewee
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
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- Spring City
- Summer City
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
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- Surprise
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
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 - Wilkey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rhea County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith - Wilkey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Dayton
- Decatur
- Spring City
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 websites either 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 - Wilkey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rhea 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 - Wilkey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1303690 (Smith-Wilkey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1303690 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: Rhea
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Decatur
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rhea, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Smith - Wilkey Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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