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A visit to the Smithson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Smithson Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smithson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smithson Cemetery

Lat:   35.7545°   (35° 45' 16")

Lon:   -86.0483°   (-86° 2' 53")

The Smithson Cemetery is located in Cannon County<2>.

The county seat for Cannon County is located in Woodbury. Woodbury lies just to the north northwest of the Smithson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Smithson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gaither Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaither Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaither Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gaither Cemetery is located in Cannon County
  • Peeler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peeler Cemetery is located in Cannon County
  • King Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lorance Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorance Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lorance Cemetery is located in Cannon County
  • Smithson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smithson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
  • Mears Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mears Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mears Cemetery is located in Cannon County
  • Cherry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cherry Cemetery is located in Cannon County
  • Preston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Preston Cemetery is located in Cannon County
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Cannon County
  • Jameson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jameson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jameson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jameson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Cannon County
  • Davis - Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis - Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis - Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis - Thomas Cemetery is located in Cannon County
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    • Todd Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Todd Cemetery is located in Cannon County
    • Milligan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milligan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milligan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milligan Cemetery is located in Cannon County
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Cannon County
    • Foster Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Cannon County
    • Cummings Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Cannon County
    • Brewer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brewer Cemetery is located in Cannon County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Riverside Gardens Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17793 <5>
    • Brandon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brandon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brandon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brandon Cemetery is located in Cannon County
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
    • Patton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patton Cemetery is located in Cannon County
    • Espy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Espy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Espy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Espy Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11790 <5>
    • Talbert Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Talbert Cemetery
      • The Talbert Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Talbert Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Centertown.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19422 <5>
    • Tolbert Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolbert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Cannon County
    • Younghood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Younghood Cemetery
      • The Younghood Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Rigsby Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rigsby Cemetery
      • The Rigsby Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rigsby Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Woodbury.
      • The Rigsby Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cavender Branch Cemetery
      • Neeley Cemetery
      • Vinson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Smithson Cemetery.

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

  • Bluewing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
    • Bluewing is located in Cannon County
  • Manus Town ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manus Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
    • Manus Town is located in Cannon County
  • Burgen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burgen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
    • Burgen is located in Cannon County
  • Burt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Burt is located in Cannon County
  • Woodbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Thomas Town ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
    • Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
  • Bradyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
    • Bradyville is located in Cannon County
  • Naola ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
    • Naola is located in Coffee County
  • Centertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
    • Centertown is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Trousdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trousdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
    • Trousdale is located in Warren County
  • Woods
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Woods is located in Cannon County
  • Readyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Daylight
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daylight. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
      • Daylight is located in Warren County
    • Gossburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gossburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
      • Gossburg is located in Coffee County
    • Lucky
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Lucky is located in Warren County
    • Kittrell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
    • Morrison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburntown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
      • Auburntown is located in Cannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Beechgrove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gassaway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
      • Gassaway is located in Cannon County

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 Smithson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cannon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Smithson Cemetery:

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 Smithson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1270715  (Smithson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1270715 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Woodbury
    • County: Cannon         Elev: 360
    • Location given for GNIS #1270715 (Smithson Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Cannon, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smithson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7545, Longitude: -86.0483       In this case, the coordinates for the Smithson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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