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The location of the Smotherman Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Smotherman Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.6687°   (35° 40' 7")

Lon:   -86.6094°   (-86° 36' 33")

The Smotherman Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.

The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Smotherman Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Smotherman Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Bedford County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Smotherman Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smotherman Cemetery.

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

    • Unionville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Longview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Bedford County
    • Holts Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
      • Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
    • Chapel Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
      • Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
    • Eagleville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Midland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Rutherford County
    • College Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Caney Spring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
      • Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
    • Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
      • Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
    • Patterson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Rutherford County
    • Verona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Marshall County
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Rucker
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rucker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
        • Rucker is located in Rutherford County
      • Duplex
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
        • Duplex is located in Williamson County
      • Whitaker
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
        • Whitaker is located in Bedford County
      • Arrington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Plainview
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
        • Plainview is located in Rutherford County
      • Peytonsville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
        • Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
      • Berlin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
        • Berlin is located in Marshall County
      • Oak Hill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
        • Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
      • Shelbyville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bell Buckle
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Buckle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Buckle
        • Bell Buckle is located in Bedford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell Buckle <4>
      • Burns Place
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
        • Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
      • Murfreesboro
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lewisburg
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Wartrace
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Dillton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
        • Dillton is located in Rutherford County
      • Thompson's Station
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
        • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
        • 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 <4>
      • Spring Hill
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • New Town
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
        • New Town is located in Maury 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 Smotherman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 39 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Smotherman Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Elmore Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elmore Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmore Cemetery
    • Little Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Cemetery
    • Jarrell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jarrell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarrell Cemetery
    • Garrett Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
    • Joyce Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Joyce Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joyce Cemetery
    • Winn Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winn Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winn Cemetery
    • Hoover Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hoover Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover Cemetery
    • Stem Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stem Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stem Cemetery
    • Nance Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nance Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nance Cemetery
    • Maxwell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
    • Poplar Grove Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Grove Cemetery
    • Morton Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Cemetery
    • Continue List   (27 more) ...
      • Byler - Marchant Cemetery
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byler - Marchant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Byler - Marchant Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byler - Marchant Cemetery
      • Gentry Cemetery
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gentry Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
      • Byler Cemetery
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Byler Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byler Cemetery
      • Lamb Cemetery
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lamb Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamb Cemetery
      • Elmore Cemetery
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elmore Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmore Cemetery
      • Wray Cemetery
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wray Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wray Cemetery
      • Wood Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Potiller Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Potiller Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potiller Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17361 <6>
      • Garrett Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
      • McCord Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McCord Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCord Cemetery
      • Lee Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lee Cemetery is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Ogilivie Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogilivie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ogilivie Cemetery is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogilivie Cemetery
      • Cedar Grove Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Rogers Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Cooper Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Litle - Cooper Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • The Litle - Cooper Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Litle - Cooper Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Unionville.
        • The Litle - Cooper Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Cooper Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Litle - Cooper Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484773 <6>
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Haskins Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Haskins Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haskins Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Garrett Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
      • Hendrix Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrix Cemetery
      • Bellenfant Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellenfant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bellenfant Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellenfant Cemetery
      • King Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cothran Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cothran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cothran Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cothran Cemetery
      • Ward Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ward Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
      • Carlton Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 Smotherman Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1319499  (Smotherman Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1319499 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: Rover
      • County: Bedford         Elev: 233
      • Location given for GNIS #1319499 (Smotherman 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 Bedford, 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 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 Smotherman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6687, Longitude: -86.6094       In this case, the coordinates for the Smotherman Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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